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virtual memory

A process for paging or swapping from memory to disk that is used to increase the amount of RAM available to a system.

virus

A software program that is designed specifically to affect a system or network adversely. A virus is usually designed to be passed on to other systems with which it comes in contact.

VLAN (virtual LAN)

A group of devices that are located on one or more different LAN segments, whose configuration is based on logical instead of physical connections so that they can communicate as if they were attached to the same physical connection.

volume set

Multiple disks or partitions of disks that have been configured to read as one drive.

VPN (virtual private network)

A network that uses a public network such as the ...

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