virtualize
[vur-choo-uh-lahyz]
- to create a virtual version of (a computer, operating system, data storage device, etc.), which is not itself an independent device but both works and appears to the user as a single, physical entity: A virtualized computer server can boost processing power and reduce costs.
- to store, access, or carry out online or by means of a computer; computerize or digitize: Virtualizing tax forms has made the IRS a more efficient organization.
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Origin of virtualize
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virtualize
virtualise
- (tr) to transform (something) into an artificial computer-generated version of itself which functions as if it were real
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