virtualize

English

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Etymology

From virtual +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɜː(ɹ)tjuəlaɪz/, /ˈvɜː(ɹ)t͡ʃuəlaɪz/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Verb

virtualize (third-person singular simple present virtualizes, present participle virtualizing, simple past and past participle virtualized)

  1. (transitive, computing) To run a program in virtual storage.
  2. (transitive, computing) To simulate (or make virtual) some effect or condition on a computer.
  3. (transitive, art) To make or conform to a virtual reality.

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