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aliases: ["VM"]
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wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_machine
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# Virtual Machine
In computing, a virtual machine (VM) is the virtualization or [emulation](../emulation/Emulation.md) of a computer system. Virtual machines are based on computer architectures and provide the functionality of a physical computer.

Virtual Machine can be used to run operating systems in an isolated environment. A similiar concept is [Emulation](../emulation/Emulation.md), which allows different hardware to be simulated.

## Virtual Machine Software
- [qemu](../linux/qemu.md)
- [Proxmox](../linux/Proxmox.md)