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Kernel-based Virtual Machine

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Kernel-based Virtual Machine

Summary

Kernel-based Virtual Machine is a hypervisor[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's instance of is recorded as hypervisor[3].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's developer is recorded as Avy Kivity[5].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's copyright license is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License[6].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[7].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[8].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's operating system is recorded as Linux[9].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine is part of Linux kernel[10].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine is used for digital preservation[11].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's Commons category is recorded as Kernel-based Virtual Machine[12].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's official website is recorded as https://www.linux-kvm.org/[13].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's source code repository URL is recorded as https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm.git[14].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'KVM'}[15].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's different from is recorded as KVM switch[16].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's different from is recorded as KubeVirt[17].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's uses is recorded as hardware-assisted virtualization[18].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's derivative work is recorded as Red Hat Virtualization[19].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[20].

Body

Geography

Kernel-based Virtual Machine is part of Linux kernel[10].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include hypervisor[3] and free software[4].

Why It Matters

Kernel-based Virtual Machine has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

digital preservation Firecracker free software KVM switch Linux OpenNebula rackmount KVM

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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