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virtualize en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈvɜː(ɹ)tjuəlaɪz/
  • /ˈvɜː(ɹ)t͡ʃuəlaɪz/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English virtual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English virtualize From virtual + -ize.

Meanings

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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
virtualizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
virtualise alternative lexicographic
virtualized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
virtualized Tense=Past lexicographic
virtualizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

virtualizable · virtualization · nonvirtualized · devirtualize · unvirtualized · paravirtualize · virtualizer · revirtualize

Relateds

virtual

Translations (4)

de virtualisieren (run a program in virtual storage) · tr sanallaştırmak (run a program in virtual storage) · nl virtualiseren (run a program in virtual storage) · fi virtualisoida (run a program in virtual storage)