VM
noun [ C ] computing specialized uk/ˌviːˈem/ us/ˌviːˈem/
（计算机系统）虚拟机（virtual machine的缩写）
abbreviation for virtual machine: a computer system that is created by software on one computer to copy the operations performed by a separate computer
The machine code is taken from the VM and translated block by block to conform to the architecture of the host computer. 从虚拟机中取出机器代码，并逐块翻译，以符合主机的架构。
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- Because your VM is a fully-functioning computer, it can also access any real network shares.
- Developers are always concerned about VMs getting corrupted.
- If a researcher's entire experimental setup is packaged up in a VM, it becomes easy to replicate their work.
- I usually find it easier to create a new VM and then copy the settings over.