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Novell Terminology
Fully Virtual: A VM mode that can run a native, unmodified
operating system by emulating all hardware devices.
Paravirtual: A VM mode that can run a modified operating
system, which cooperates with the VMM.
VT Computer: Computer supporting HVM Intel VT, AMD
Standard Computer: A computer that does not support
virtualization technology and therefore can run Xen VMs only in
paravirtual mode.
Native Operating System: A typical operating system that is not
optimized for the VM environment and must run in fully virtual
mode.