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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 draws 415 Wikipedia views per month (hypervisor category, ranking #2 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's image is recorded as QEMU 6.2 running NetBSD and OpenIndiana screenshot.png[3].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's instance of is recorded as hypervisor[4].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's instance of is recorded as free software[5].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's logo image is recorded as Kvmbanner-logo2 1.png[6].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's developer is recorded as Avy Kivity[7].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's GND ID is recorded as 1023662787[8].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's copyright license is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License[9].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[10].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[11].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's operating system is recorded as Linux[12].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's part of is recorded as Linux kernel[13].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's has use is recorded as digital preservation[14].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's Commons category is recorded as Kernel-based Virtual Machine[15].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0272hgj[16].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's official website is recorded as https://www.linux-kvm.org/[17].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's source code repository URL is recorded as https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm.git[18].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'KVM'}[19].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's different from is recorded as KVM switch[20].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's different from is recorded as KubeVirt[21].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's uses is recorded as hardware-assisted virtualization[22].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's Zhihu topic ID is recorded as 19607498[23].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's subreddit is recorded as kvm[24].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's derivative work is recorded as Red Hat Virtualization[25].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's schematic is recorded as Kernel-based Virtual Machine.svg[26].
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine's schematic is recorded as Kernel-based Virtual Machine zh-CN.svg[27].

Body

Geography

Kernel-based Virtual Machine's part of is recorded as Linux kernel[13].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include hypervisor[4] and free software[5].

Why It Matters

Kernel-based Virtual Machine draws 415 Wikipedia views per month (hypervisor category, ranking #2 of 10).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

digital preservation Firecracker free software KVM switch Linux OpenNebula rackmount KVM

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  14. [16] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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