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7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync<glossary id="Glossary">
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdiv>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <title>A</title>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>ACPI</glossterm>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <para>Advanced Configuration and Power Interface, an industry
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync specification for BIOS and hardware extensions to configure PC
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync hardware and perform power management. Windows 2000 and higher as well
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync as Linux 2.4 and higher support ACPI. Windows can only enable or
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync disable ACPI support at installation time.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>AHCI</glossterm>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <para>Advanced Host Controller Interface, the interface that supports
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync SATA devices such as hard disks. See <xref
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync linkend="harddiskcontrollers" />.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>AMD-V</glossterm>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <para>The hardware virtualization features built into modern AMD
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync processors. See <xref linkend="hwvirt" />.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>API</glossterm>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <para>Application Programming Interface.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync </glossentry>
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>APIC</glossterm>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <para>Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller, a newer version of
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync the original PC PIC (programmable interrupt controller). Most modern
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync CPUs contain an on-chip APIC ("local APIC"). Many systems also contain
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync an I/O APIC (input output APIC) as a separate chip which provides more
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync than 16 IRQs. Windows 2000 and higher use a different kernel if they
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync detect an I/O APIC during installation. Therefore an I/O APIC must not
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync be removed after installation.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>ATA</glossterm>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <para>Advanced Technology Attachment, an industry standard for hard
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync disk interfaces (synonymous with IDE). See <xref
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync linkend="harddiskcontrollers" />.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdiv>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdiv>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <title>B</title>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>BIOS</glossterm>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <para>Basic Input/Output System, the firmware built into most personal
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync computers which is responsible of initializing the hardware after the
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync computer has been turned on and then booting an operating system.
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync VirtualBox ships with its own virtual BIOS that runs when a virtual
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync machine is started.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdiv>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdiv>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <title>C</title>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>COM</glossterm>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <para>Microsoft Component Object Model, a programming infrastructure
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync for modular software. COM allows applications to provide application
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync programming interfaces which can be accessed from various other
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync programming languages and applications. VirtualBox makes use of COM
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync both internally and externally to provide a comprehensive API to 3rd
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync party developers.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdiv>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdiv>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <title>D</title>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>DHCP</glossterm>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <para>Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. This allows a networking
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync device in a network to acquire its IP address (and other networking
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync details) automatically, in order to avoid having to configure all
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync devices in a network with fixed IP addresses. VirtualBox has a
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync built-in DHCP server that delivers an IP addresses to a virtual
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync machine when networking is configured to NAT; see <xref
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync linkend="networkingdetails" />.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>DKMS</glossterm>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <para>Dynamic Kernel Module Support. A framework that simplifies
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync installing and updating external kernel modules on Linux machines; see
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <xref linkend="externalkernelmodules" />.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdiv>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdiv>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <title>E</title>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>EFI</glossterm>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <para>Extensible Firmware Interface, a firmware built into computers
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync which is designed to replace the aging BIOS. Originally designed by
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync Intel, most modern operating systems can now boot on computers which
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync have EFI instead of a BIOS built into them; see <xref
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync linkend="efi" />.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>EHCI</glossterm>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <para>Enhanced Host Controller Interface, the interface that
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync implements the USB 2.0 standard.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdiv>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdiv>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <title>G</title>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>GUI</glossterm>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <para>Graphical User Interface. Commonly used as an antonym to a
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync "command line interface", in the context of VirtualBox, we sometimes
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync refer to the main graphical
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <computeroutput>VirtualBox</computeroutput> program as the "GUI", to
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync differentiate it from the <computeroutput>VBoxManage</computeroutput>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync interface.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>GUID</glossterm>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <para>See UUID.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdiv>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdiv>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <title>I</title>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>IDE</glossterm>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <para>Integrated Drive Electronics, an industry standard for hard disk
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync interfaces. See <xref linkend="harddiskcontrollers" />.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync <glossentry>
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync <glossterm>I/O APIC</glossterm>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdef>
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync <para>See APIC.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>iSCSI</glossterm>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <para>Internet SCSI; see <xref linkend="storage-iscsi" />.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossentry>
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync </glossdiv>
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdiv>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <title>M</title>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>MAC</glossterm>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <para>Media Access Control, a part of an Ethernet network card. A MAC
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync address is a 6-byte number which identifies a network card. It is
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync typically written in hexadecimal notation where the bytes are
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync separated by colons, such as
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <computeroutput>00:17:3A:5E:CB:08</computeroutput>.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>MSI</glossterm>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <para>Message Signalled Interrupts, as supported by modern chipsets
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync such as the ICH9; see <xref linkend="settings-motherboard" />. As
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync opposed to traditional pin-based interrupts, with MSI, a small amount
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync of data can accompany the actual interrupt message. This reduces the
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync amount of hardware pins required, allows for more interrupts and
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync better performance.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdiv>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdiv>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <title>N</title>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>NAT</glossterm>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <para>Network Address Translation. A technique to share networking
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync interfaces by which an interface modifies the source and/or target IP
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync addresses of network packets according to specific rules. Commonly
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync employed by routers and firewalls to shield an internal network from
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync the Internet, VirtualBox can use NAT to easily share a host's physical
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync networking hardware with its virtual machines. See <xref
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync linkend="network_nat" />.</para>
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync </glossdef>
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync </glossentry>
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync </glossdiv>
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync <glossdiv>
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync <title>O</title>
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>OVF</glossterm>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <para>Open Virtualization Format, a cross-platform industry standard
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync to exchange virtual appliances between virtualization products; see
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <xref linkend="ovf" />.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdiv>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdiv>
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync <title>P</title>
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>PAE</glossterm>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <para>Physical Address Extension. This allows accessing more than 4 GB
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync of RAM even in 32-bit environments; see <xref
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync linkend="settings-general-advanced" />.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>PIC</glossterm>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <para>See APIC.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>PXE</glossterm>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <para>Preboot Execution Environment, an industry standard for booting
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync PC systems from remote network locations. It includes DHCP for IP
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync configuration and TFTP for file transfer. Using UNDI, a hardware
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync independent driver stack for accessing the network card from bootstrap
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync code is available.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdiv>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdiv>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <title>R</title>
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>RDP</glossterm>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <para>Remote Desktop Protocol, a protocol developed by Microsoft as an
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync extension to the ITU T.128 and T.124 video conferencing protocol. With
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync RDP, a PC system can be controlled from a remote location using a
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync network connection over which data is transferred in both directions.
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync Typically graphics updates and audio are sent from the remote machine
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync and keyboard and mouse input events are sent from the client. A
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync VirtualBox extension package by Oracle provides VRDP, an enhanced
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync implementation of the relevant standards which is largely compatible
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync with Microsoft's RDP implementation. See <xref linkend="vrde" /> for
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync details.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdiv>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdiv>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <title>S</title>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossentry>
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync <glossterm>SAS</glossterm>
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <para>Serial Attached SCSI, an industry standard for hard disk
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync interfaces. See <xref linkend="harddiskcontrollers" />.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>SATA</glossterm>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <para>Serial ATA, an industry standard for hard disk interfaces. See
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <xref linkend="harddiskcontrollers" />.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync </glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>SCSI</glossterm>
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync <glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <para>Small Computer System Interface. An industry standard for data
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync transfer between devices, especially for storage. See <xref
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync linkend="harddiskcontrollers" />.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>SMP</glossterm>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <para>Symmetrical Multiprocessing, meaning that the resources of a
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync computer are shared between several processors. These can either be
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync several processor chips or, as is more common with modern hardware,
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync multiple CPU cores in one processor.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>SSD</glossterm>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <para>Solid-state drive, uses microchips for storing data in a computer
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync system. Compared to classical hard-disks they are having no mechanical
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync components like spinning disks.
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdiv>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdiv>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <title>T</title>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>TAR</glossterm>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync <glossdef>
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync <para>A widely used file format for archiving. Originally, this stood
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync for "Tape ARchive" and was already supported by very early Unix
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync versions for backing up data on tape. The file format is still widely
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync used today, for example, with OVF archives (with an
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <computeroutput>.ova</computeroutput> file extension); see <xref
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync linkend="ovf" />.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdiv>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdiv>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <title>U</title>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>UUID</glossterm>
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync <glossdef>
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync <para>A Universally Unique Identifier -- often also called GUID
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync (Globally Unique Identifier) -- is a string of numbers and letters
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync which can be computed dynamically and is guaranteed to be unique.
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync Generally, it is used as a global handle to identify entities.
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync VirtualBox makes use of UUIDs to identify VMs, Virtual Disk Images
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync (VDI files) and other entities.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdiv>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdiv>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <title>V</title>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>VM</glossterm>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <para>Virtual Machine -- a virtual computer that VirtualBox allows you
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync to run on top of your actual hardware. See <xref
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync linkend="virtintro" /> for details.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>VMM</glossterm>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <para>Virtual Machine Manager -- the component of VirtualBox that
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync controls VM execution. See <xref linkend="technical-components" /> for
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync a list of VirtualBox components.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>VRDE</glossterm>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <para>VirtualBox Remote Desktop Extension. This interface is built
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync into VirtualBox to allow VirtualBox extension packages to supply
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync remote access to virtual machines. A VirtualBox extension package by
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync Oracle provides VRDP support; see <xref linkend="vrde" /> for
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync details.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>VRDP</glossterm>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <para>See RDP.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
d4162288035439690deb3175bc2ca74a015e325bvboxsync <glossentry>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossterm>VT-x</glossterm>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync <para>The hardware virtualization features built into modern Intel
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync processors. See <xref linkend="hwvirt" />.</para>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossdef>
7bf0220c3332700233120b513c9b4ba20a0caa9bvboxsync </glossentry>
</glossdiv>
<glossdiv>
<title>X</title>
<glossentry>
<glossterm>XML</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The eXtensible Markup Language, a metastandard for all kinds of
textual information. XML only specifies how data in the document is
organized generally and does not prescribe how to semantically
organize content.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry>
<glossterm>XPCOM</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>Mozilla Cross Platform Component Object Model, a programming
infrastructure developed by the Mozilla browser project which is
similar to Microsoft COM and allows applications to provide a modular
programming interface. VirtualBox makes use of XPCOM on Linux both
internally and externally to provide a comprehensive API to
third-party developers.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
</glossdiv>
</glossary>