# hypervisor

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #79,610

## Definitions
1. A firmware or software system that provides a virtual machine and allows it to operate directly on underlying hardware (instead of via emulation), but within specified constraints.

## Etymology
Blend of hyper- + supervisor.

## Source
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Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hypervisor