"hypervisor" meaning in English

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        "(computing) A firmware or software system that provides a virtual machine and allows it to operate directly on underlying hardware (instead of via emulation), but within specified constraints."
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          "sense": "system that provides a virtual machine",
          "word": "hypervisori"
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      "sense": "system that provides a virtual machine",
      "word": "hypervisori"
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    {
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