Hosting - Technology
VM
(Virtual machine)
A computer that isn’t a separate physical machine, but behaves like one
What's it for?
Provides a separate software-based computer without needing another physical machine.
For example…
Test and live systems run separately so experiments cannot affect customers
A test team creates a Windows VM for an application so it has its own operating system and resources without needing another physical computer
Think of it like…
Several flats inside one building—separate homes sharing the same structure