| Cloning |
Creating an exact copy of a virtual machine. |
| Containerization |
Technology that allows applications to run in isolated user spaces, leveraging the host OS's kernel. |
| Guest OS |
An operating system running inside a virtual machine. |
| Host OS |
The operating system that runs on the physical hardware and supports virtualization. |
| Hypervisor |
A layer of software that creates and manages virtual machines. |
| Provisioning |
The process of preparing and equipping a virtual machine with necessary resources. |
| Snapshot |
A saved state of a virtual machine at a particular point in time. |
| Virtualization |
The process of creating virtual versions of physical resources. |
