# Virtualization

Virtualization is the **technology that allows multiple independent computing environments** to run on shared physical hardware, enabling the flexible and efficient resource utilization that underpins modern scientific computing infrastructure.

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**Sources**:  
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtualization>  
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardware_virtualization>  
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