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virtualize, v.
Brit. |ˈvəːtʃʊəlʌɪz|, |ˈvəːtʃ(ʊ)lʌɪz|, |ˈvəːtjʊəlʌɪz|, |ˈvəːtjʊlʌɪz|, U.S. |ˈvərtʃ(əw)əˌlaɪz|
Forms: 18– virtualize, 19– virtualise
[‹ virtual adj. + -ize suffix.]
1. trans. Chiefly Philos. To provide (an intangible concept) with a virtual or material existence.
1873J. P. Lacroix tr. A. Wuttke Christian Ethics II. §120. 239 Man virtualizes [Ger. bekundet] his god-likeness primarily in this, that he glorifies God even in his body as the temple of the Holy Ghost.., and that he presents this body to God as a living, holy, and well-pleasing sacrifice. 1901A. E. Waite Life of Louis Claude de Saint Martin vii. iii. 400 By this we may understand not only the origin of evil, but also that it is not a hypothetical power, since we all virtualise it at almost every moment of our existence. 1989L. E. Hazelrigg Claims of Knowl. i. 25 The prevailing theory and practice of knowledge have been built from the ossified relics of a number of humanly created distinctions that have been virtualized in the forgetfulness of reification.
2. trans. Computing. To create a virtual version of (a computing resource or facility). Cf. virtual adj. 4g.
1973L. I. Dickman in Proc. Workshop on Virtual Computer Syst. 197 (heading) Extensions for virtualizing I/O. 1980B. D. Shriver et al. in J. Belzer et al. Encycl. Computer Sci. & Technol. XIV. 20 In order to be able to efficiently virtualize a dual state third generation architecture, the set of sensitive instructions must be a subset of the privileged instructions. 1993M. Dorigo & V. Maniezzo in J. Stender Parallel Genetic Algorithms 38 When there are more data elements than processors, the system can virtualize them by dividing up the memory associated to each physical processor. 2006Network World 20 Feb. 68/2 A product that maximizes database availability by virtualizing the data layer to support real-time transaction replication.
3. trans. To convert to a computerized or digitized form; to make a computer-generated simulation of; to conduct using computer technology rather than more traditional means.
1992PC User 12 Feb. 134/2 Many benefits flow from virtualising your paperwork, especially when filling in forms—forms can be distributed electronically and can, therefore, save time and paper, and reduce storage problems. 1998K. Eshun More Brilliant than Sun a176 You've literally captured the motion of a human; now you can proceed to virtualize it. 2000Independent (Nexis) 26 Jan. (Business section) 4 British industry traditionally relied on physical distribution channels but the Internet is virtualising industry. 2002J. Fallows Free Flight vii. 199, I absolutely do not believe that in my lifetime we are going to ‘virtualize’ interpersonal relationships.
Derivatives. virtuali'zation n.
1873J. P. Lacroix tr. A. Wuttke Christian Ethics I. iii. 111 It [sc. friendship] appears not so much as duty as rather as a *virtualization of the striving after happiness. 1973L. I. Dickman in Proc. Workshop on Virtual Computer Syst. 198 Since small machine systems have simple I/O architectures and support simple devices, such virtualization would be easy to implement. 2005Sunday Times (Nexis) 16 Oct. This ‘virtualisation’ of call centres offers potentially large savings due to better call-handling.
'virtualized adj.
1873J. P. Lacroix tr. A. Wuttke Christian Ethics II. vi. i. 284 The consciousness of this double harmony produces loving blessedness only when it rests on the consciousness of a morally *virtualized filial relation to God. 1973E. G. Mallach in Proc. Workshop on Virtual Computer Syst. 120 The..last theoretical requirement that both emulators and virtual machines impose on a virtual memory scheme is that the logical address space..be indistinguishable from the physical address space of the emulated or virtualized machine. 2006Soldiers Feb. (Hot Topics Suppl.) 2/1 As the Army transforms and more services become Web-enabled, ACES will make it easier for Soldiers to continue their educations through implementation of more virtualized education operations. |