Hypervisor
piece of computer software, firmware or hardware that creates and runs virtual machines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The hypervisor is the device or software which runs the virtual machine. It gives each virtual machine (called a "guest") the resources it needs, like memory or processing power, and connects it to the main computer. It also works with other software that helps manage the virtual machines.
eg: if you're using Oracle Virtual Box to run a Ubuntu virtual machine, Oracle Virtual Box is the hypervisor.
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