Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypervisor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-vi-sor
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"The hypervisor is the component that translates the virtual machines into the underlying hardware. There are two types of hypervisors: The type 1 hypervisor runs directly on the host hardware; the type 2 or hosted hypervisor runs in software."

Etymology

Blend of hyper- + supervisor.

Inflected Forms

hypervisors (plural)

Phrases

storage hypervisor

Synonyms

virtual machine monitor

Questions

What does hypervisor mean?: 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.
Where does hypervisor come from?: Blend of hyper- + supervisor.

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