Definition: Virtualization is a technique for hiding the physical characteristics of computing resources to simplify the way in which other systems, applications, or end users interact with those resources.
An application such as VMWare or Microsoft Virtual PC can let Windows run Linux or other applications and vice versa on a virtual PC.
Virtualization lets a single physical resource (such as a server, an operating system, an application, or storage device) appear as multiple logical resources; or making multiple physical resources (such as storage devices or servers) appear as a single logical resource.
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Using Microsoft Virtual PC 2007, I was able to run Windows 2000 on my Windows XP PC.
