virtual machine
noun [ C ] computing specialized (abbreviation VM)
（计算机系统）虚拟机
a computer system that is created by software on one computer to copy the operations performed by a separate computer
Because you are not creating a storage file the virtual machine will take up very little space on your system. 因为你没有创建存储文件，所以虚拟机在你的系统上占用的空间非常小。
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- One thing to remember before choosing a virtual machine over a dual-boot setup is that you'll need lots of RAM.
- The next screen allows you to specify the amount of memory to use for the virtual machine.
- Virtual machine software is a low-cost alternative to acquiring extra hardware.
- Developers can run multiple virtual machines and test environments, and compile code much faster.