virtualizes
Creates software version
Virtualizes means creates a software-based simulation of something that would otherwise require physical hardware.
A system virtualizes a server when it runs multiple virtual machines on one physical computer.
The term extends beyond computing: a company might virtualize its workforce by shifting to remote operations.
The software virtualizes the entire network environment for testing.
Copies as model
- replicatesCopies precisely
- modelsScaled representations or fashion workers
- mimicsCopies another's behavior
- recreatesProduces something again
approximates · reproduces · represents · renders · generates · constructs · synthesizes · digitizes
Virtual machine management layer
- VMwareVirtualization software company
- containersObjects for holding things
- DockerApplication containerization platform
- partitionsBarriers dividing a space
sandboxes · emulates · instances · snapshots · provisioning · orchestration · migration · abstraction
Forms mental abstractions
- representsStands in for
- decouplesEnds a dependency
- layersStacked levels or coatings
- interfacesPoints of interaction between systems
encapsulates · generalizes · modularizes · separates · indirection · facades · wrappers · APIs
emulates
Copies as model
- replicatesCopies precisely
- modelsScaled representations or fashion workers
- mimicsCopies another's behavior
recreates · approximates · reproduces · represents · renders · generates · constructs · synthesizes · digitizes · immersive
hypervisor
Virtual machine management layer
- VMwareVirtualization software company
- containersObjects for holding things
- DockerApplication containerization platform
partitions · sandboxes · emulates · instances · snapshots · provisioning · orchestration · migration · abstraction · isolation
conceptualizes
Forms mental abstractions
- representsStands in for
- decouplesEnds a dependency
- layersStacked levels or coatings
interfaces · encapsulates · generalizes · modularizes · separates · indirection · facades · wrappers · APIs · middleware
virtualizesphysicalizes
Makes abstract into movement
materializes · manufactures · constructs · embodies · concretizes