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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHypervisor
/ˈhaɪ.pərˌvaɪ.zər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A software or hardware component that creates and runs virtual machines by managing the resources of a physical host.
"The hypervisor allows multiple operating systems to operate simultaneously on a single server." - 2
A program that enables virtualization by abstracting the hardware of a host machine.
"Using a hypervisor, developers can test applications in different environments without needing separate physical machines."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'hypervisor' is derived from the combination of 'hyper-', a prefix meaning 'over' or 'beyond', and 'visor', which comes from the Latin 'videre', meaning 'to see'. It emerged in the computing field in the late 20th century to describe a software layer that allows multiple operating systems to run on a single physical machine.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hypervisor" is said worldwide
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hyperviseur
Transliteration: aɪ.pɛʁ.vizœʁ
"Un hyperviseur permet de gérer plusieurs systèmes d'exploitation sur un même serveur."
Hypervisor
Transliteration: haɪ.pɐˈvɪzɐ
"Ein Hypervisor ermöglicht es, mehrere virtuelle Maschinen auf einem physischen Server zu betreiben."
hypervisor
Transliteration: ai.pɛʁ.vi.zor
"Un hypervisor consente di eseguire più sistemi operativi su un singolo server."
hipervisor
Transliteration: i.peɾ.βi.soɾ
"Un hipervisor permite ejecutar múltiples sistemas operativos en un solo servidor."
hipervisor
Transliteration: i.peʁ.vi.zɔʁ
"Um hipervisor permite que vários sistemas operacionais sejam executados em um único servidor."
हाइपरविज़र
Transliteration: haiparvizar
"एक हाइपरविज़र एक ही सर्वर पर कई ऑपरेटिंग सिस्टम चलाने की अनुमति देता है।"
虚拟机监控程序
Transliteration: xū nǐ jī jiān kòng chéng xù
"虚拟机监控程序允许在单个服务器上运行多个操作系统。"
하이퍼바이저
Transliteration: haipeobajeo
"하이퍼바이저는 단일 서버에서 여러 운영 체제를 실행할 수 있게 해줍니다."
ハイパーバイザー
Transliteration: haipābaizā
"ハイパーバイザーは、単一のサーバー上で複数のオペレーティングシステムを実行できるようにします。"
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