Virtual device location
(Or “Virtual Address”) The address of a device (e.g. disk, printer, terminal) belonging to a “guest” operating system. Such an address is mapped to a physical device. VM may remap several virtual disks to different parts of a single physical disk.
(1995-02-22)
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