hypervisor

== English == === Etymology === Blend of hyper- +‎ supervisor. === Pronunciation === === Noun === hypervisor (plural hypervisors) (computing) A firmware or software system that provides a virtual machine and allows it to operate directly on underlying hardware (instead of via emulation), but within specified constraints. Synonym: virtual machine monitor ==== Derived terms ==== storage hypervisor ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === hypervisor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia