word
Virtualization
ver-choo-ul-ih-ZAY-shun
/ˌvɜːrtʃuːəlɪˈzeɪʃən/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
virtualization
Dictionary meaning
Creating virtual versions of hardware, operating systems, or networks — hypervisors (VMware, KVM) run multiple virtual machines on one physical server; containers (Docker) virtualize at the OS level; cloud computing is built on virtualization; enabled the modern data center by dramatically improving hardware utilization
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