virtualization
nounUK /ˌvɜːtʃuəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
US /ˌvɜːrtʃuələˈzeɪʃən/
Virtualization is when one computer acts like many computers at the same time.
The school used virtualization to let every student have their own computer screen on one big machine.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of making something appear to exist on a computer when it does not physically exist.
Virtualization of storage lets one hard drive look like several separate drives.
3. The process of creating a computer-based version of something real, like a room or a machine.
The museum's virtualization of the old castle lets visitors walk through it online.
4. In computing, running multiple operating systems on a single physical computer.
Virtualization made it easy to test the new software without buying extra computers.