Virtualisierung

virtualisation

noun vir-too-ah-lee-ZEE-roong Rare

Origin: from Latin 'virtualis'

Usage Note

Virtualisierung is the technology that allows multiple operating systems or environments to run on a single physical machine. It is foundational in cloud computing and corporate IT; Servervirtualisierung (server virtualisation) reduces hardware costs.

Examples

"Durch Virtualisierung lässt sich die Serverauslastung deutlich erhöhen."

Natural Translation

Through virtualisation the server utilisation can be significantly increased.

Literal Translation

Through virtualisation lets itself the server-utilisation clearly increase.

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