Virtualization Terms
A virtual local area network
Virtual LAN
Central processing unit
CPU
Internet protocol address
IP address
Network interface card
NIC
Storage area network
SAN
Virtual central processing unit
vCPU
Time Protocol
NTP
Universal serial bus
USB
Network address translation
NAT
Network attached storage
NAS
Acronym for Network File System
NFS
The process of creating a software-based or virtual representation of something.
Virtualization
Any other name for virtual name
Guest
Virtual machine manager
Hypervisor
Virtual machine that is used as a mold
Template
A copy of a VM's disk file at a given point in time.
Snapshot
Condensing of servers
Consolidation
Open source system that is a Unix derivative
Linix
Shorthand for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
RHEL
A suite of utilities that enhance the performance of the virtual machines operating guest OS
VMware tools