virtualize

ˈvɜrtʃuəlaɪz

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Definition of virtualize - Reverso English Dictionary

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tr.

technology

TECH.

make a resource available and manageable in a virtual environment

TECH.

Companies often virtualize their servers to reduce physical hardware costs.

emulate

simulate

simulation

TECH.

simulate an effect on a computer

TECH.

They virtualize the weather conditions for training.

emulate

simulate

transformation

TECH.

transform into an artificial computer-generated version

TECH.

The team virtualized the office for remote work.

digitize

emulate

simulate

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Origin of virtualize

Latin, virtus (virtue) + -alize (to make)

Examples of virtualize in a sentence

To improve efficiency, they decided to virtualize the storage systems.
The software can virtualize entire networks for testing.
Engineers virtualize the car's performance before production.
They virtualized the entire library for online access.
The museum exhibits were virtualized for digital tours.

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French:virtualiser, simuler, ...
German:virtualisieren, simulieren, ...
Italian:virtualizzare, simulare, ...
Spanish:virtualizar, ...
Portuguese:tornar virtual, emular, ...
Chinese:虚拟化, 模拟, ...
Japanese:仮想化する, シミュレートする, ...
Arabic:حَوَّلَ إِلَى بِيئَةٍ اِفْتِرَاضِيَّة, حاكَى, ...
Hebrew:לְהַפְכוֹת לוִירְטוּאָלִי, לְדַמּוֹת, ...
Russian:виртуализировать, моделировать, ...
Ukrainian:віртуалізувати, симулювати, ...
Hindi:वर्चुअलाइज करना, अनुकरण करना, ...
Bengali:ভার্চুয়ালাইজ করা, অনুকরণ করা, ...
Catalan:virtualitzar, simular, ...
Czech:virtualizovat, simulovat, ...
Danish:virtualisere, ...
Dutch:virtualiseren, digitaliseren, ...
Greek:εικονικοποιώ, προσομοιώνω, ...
Hungarian:virtualizálni, szimulálni, ...
Khmer:និម្មិតកម្ម, ក្លែងធ្វើ, ...
Korean:가상화하다, 시뮬레이션하다, ...
Persian:مجازی‌سازی کردن, شبیه‌سازی کرد, ...
Polish:wirtualizować, zwirtualizować, ...
Portuguese (BR):tornar virtual, simular, ...
Romanian:a virtualiza, a simula, ...
Swedish:virtualisera, simulera, ...
Thai:จำลองเสมือน, จำลอง, ...
Turkish:sanallaştırmak, simüle etmek, ...
Vietnamese:ảo hóa, mô phỏng, ...

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