hypercall

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A syscall made by a guest operating system to the underlying hypervisor, rather than executing instructions that the hypervisor simulates.

Word forms

hypercall hypercalls

Etymology

hyper- + call

Related words

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