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hypervisor

piece of computer software, firmware or hardware that creates and runs virtual machines
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hypervisor

Summary

hypervisor is a software category[1]. hypervisor ranks in the top 4% of software_category entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,091 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • hypervisor's instance of is recorded as software category[3].
  • hypervisor is a type of operating system[4].
  • hypervisor is a type of software[5].
  • hypervisor is used for virtualization[6].
  • hypervisor's Commons category is recorded as Hypervisor[7].
  • hypervisor's partially coincident with is recorded as operating system[8].
  • hypervisor's P14912 is recorded as Hypervisors[9].

Body

Definition and Type

hypervisor's instance of is recorded as software category[3]. Recorded subclass of include operating system[4] and software[5].

Use and Application

hypervisor is used for virtualization[6].

Why It Matters

hypervisor ranks in the top 4% of software_category entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,091 views/month).[2] hypervisor has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] hypervisor is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

operating system PowerMonkey Proxmox Virtual Environment software UTM VM VMware ESXi XCP-ng z/VM

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_hypervisor_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{hypervisor}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/hypervisor}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-01}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → operating system, software
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    P14912 → Hypervisors
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14912]]: Hypervisors, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/274783|batch #274783]]"
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