virtual device interface
11Virtual reality — This article is about the sensory technology. For the Alan Ayckbourn play, see Virtual Reality (play). For the gamebook series, see Virtual Reality (gamebooks). U.S. Navy personnel using a VR parachute trainer …
12Virtual console (PC) — In computing, some operating systems such as UnixWare, Linux and BSD, feature a virtual console (VC, sometimes virtual terminal, VT) a conceptual combination of the keyboard and the display for a user interface. The concrete combination is the… …
13Device file — In Unix like operating systems, a device file or special file is an interface for a device driver that appears in a file system as if it were an ordinary file. There are also special device files in MS DOS and Microsoft Windows. They allow… …
14Virtual LAN — A virtual LAN, commonly known as a VLAN, is a group of hosts with a common set of requirements that communicate as if they were attached to the Broadcast domain, regardless of their physical location. A VLAN has the same attributes as a physical… …
15Virtual globe — A virtual globe is a 3D software model or representation of the Earth or another world. The first widely publicized virtual globe was Google Earth. A virtual globe provides the user with the ability to freely move around in the virtual… …
16Virtual machine — A virtual machine (VM) is a completely isolated guest operating system installation within a normal host operating system .[1] Modern virtual machines are implemented with either software emulation or hardware virtualization or (in the most… …
17Device file system — In Unix like operating systems, a device file system or special file system allows software to interact with a device driver using standard input/output system calls, which simplifies many tasks.It includes device files , device nodes , or device …
18Interface (computing) — For other uses, see Interface. In the field of computer science, an interface is a tool and concept that refers to a point of interaction between components, and is applicable at the level of both hardware and software. This allows a component,… …
19Virtual retinal display — A virtual retinal display (VRD), also known as a retinal scan display (RSD), is a new display technology that draws a raster display (like a television) directly onto the retina of the eye. The user sees what appears to be a conventional display… …
20Virtual Studio Technology — Steinberg s Virtual Studio Technology (VST) is an interface for integrating software audio synthesizer and effect plugins with audio editors and hard disk recording systems. VST and similar technologies use Digital Signal Processing to simulate… …
