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Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

Native virtualization

NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4

Definition(s):

A form of full virtualization where the hypervisor runs directly on the underlying hardware, without a host operating system.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-125 under Bare metal virtualization

See “bare metal virtualization”.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-125 under Native virtualization

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bare metal virtualization

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