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virtual Last modified: Monday, April 23, 2007

Not real. The term virtual is popular among computer scientists and is used in a wide variety of situations. In general, it distinguishes something that is merely conceptual from something that has physical reality. For example, virtual memory refers to an imaginary set of locations, or addresses, where you can store data. It is imaginary in the sense that the memory area is not the same as the real physical memory composed of transistors. The difference is a bit like the difference between an architect's plans for a house and the actual house. A computer scientist might call the plans a virtual house. Another analogy is the difference between the brain and the mind. The mind is a virtual brain. It exists conceptually, but the actual physical matter is the brain. The opposite of virtual is real, absolute, or physical. Sponsored listings System x3650 M2 Server - Read Study about IBM Servers with Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series Windows Server® 2008 R2 - Free Download - Reduce Costs & Increase Efficiencies Across Your Enterprise. Download Today! AT&T Enterprise Solutions - AT&T's Enterprise Application Hosting: Reliable, Cost Effective.

InfoSpace project  Outline of a paper describing the InfoSpace project. InfoSpace is a model that combines a three-dimensional visual interface with a three-dimensional virtual environment to create a new mode of data organization and human/information interaction. An Introduction to Virtualization The purpose of this document can be informally stated as follows: if you were to use virtualization in a an endeavor (research or otherwise), here are some things to look at. Open Networks Today Networking news moves at a fast pace, and Open Networks Today lets you keep up with it. Open Networks Today offers its readers the ability to control how news is presented through customizing content filters, discussions, and news feed links. Webopedia's Quick Reference: Virtualization: All About Hypervisors As virtualization — or at least talk of it — spreads through the enterprise, the word hypervisor is popping up everywhere. To understand what a hypervisor is, you first have to have a basic understanding of system virtualization.