"hypercall" meaning in All languages combined

See hypercall on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: hypercalls [plural]
Etymology: hyper- + call Etymology templates: {{pre|en|hyper|call}} hyper- + call Head templates: {{en-noun}} hypercall (plural hypercalls)
  1. (computing) A syscall made by a guest operating system to the underlying hypervisor, rather than executing instructions that the hypervisor simulates. Related terms: paravirtualization

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