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KVM

• Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)
• Virtualization module in the Linux kernel that allows the kernel to function as a hypervisor
• Merged into the Linux kernel mainline in 2007
• Requires a processor with hardware virtualization extensions, such as Intel VT or AMD-V
• Ported to other operating systems such as FreeBSD in the form of loadable kernel modules.

See also

• Microsoft Hyper-V
• Oracle VM VirtualBox
• VMware ESXi.