Virtual Machine
རྟོག་བཟོ་འཕྲུལ་ཆས།
虚拟机
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Also known as: VM, guest OS
Last updated August 7, 2026
Definition
A virtual machine (VM) is a software-based computer that runs an operating system and apps on top of a physical host, isolated from other VMs.
Real-World Example
Developers often test software inside a VM so experiments cannot break their main laptop OS.
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