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Host Operating System

Definition

A term often used in relation to virtualization. It refers to the operating system run on the physical machine. Virtual machines run on the host machine using software such as VMware are referred to as Guest Operating Systems.

See also

Guest Operating System

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Provides definitions for common IT terms and acronyms


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April 21, 2010

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