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I wonder how virtualization software such as VirtualBox or VMWare Workstation works? How can they create a virtual environment that is taken as a separate computer by operating systems? I'm almost sure the answer to this question is very deep, but I'd be well satisfied with basic theory =)

Thanks in advance!

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This question belongs to serverfault –  Rodrigo Sep 1 '09 at 23:56
Rodrigo: I don't think so, but I 'm not sure it belongs here either. –  Noon Silk Sep 2 '09 at 0:08

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I don't know if it belongs here either, but there are a number of articles on Wikipedia that give a great overview.

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