In computing, virtualization is a broad term that refers to the abstraction of computer resources:
- Resource virtualization, the virtualization of specific system resources, such as storage volumes, name spaces, and network resources
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- Virtual memory, which allows uniform, contiguous addressing of physically separate and non-contiguous memory and disk areas
- Redundant array of independent disks and logical volume management, combine many disks into one large logical disk.
- Storage Virtualization, the process of completely abstracting logical storage from physical storage
- Channel bonding, the use multiple links combined to work as though they offered a single, higher-bandwidth link
- Network virtualization, creation of a virtualized network addressing space within or across network subnets
- Computer clusters and grid computing, the combination of multiple discrete computers into larger metacomputers
- partition (computing), is the splitting of a single resource (usually large), such as disk space or network bandwidth, into a number of smaller, more easily utilized resources of the same type
- Encapsulation, the hiding of resource complexity by the creation of a simplified interface
Virtualization can also refer to:
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