User`s guide

Glossary 286
Virtual machine. The computer emulated using Parallels Desktop. A virtual machine has its own
virtual hardware and requires an operating system to control its hardware. The installed
operating system and its applications are isolated inside the virtual machine and share physical
hardware resources of the host computer.
Third-party virtual machine. A virtual machine created in a third-party virtualization product, that
can be converted to Parallels virtual machines with the help of Parallels Transporter.
Virtual Machine Configuration. Like any physical computer, a virtual machine has it's own
configuration which is set during the creation and can be later modified. The virtual machine
configuration settings are stored in a PVS file.
Virtual machine files. Files stored in a virtual machine folder. A virtual machine has at least two
files: configuration file and virtual hard disk file.
Virtual hard disk file. During the creation, the virtual machine acquires a virtual hard disk file
with the .hdd extension. This file performs the functions of a real hard disk. See also HDD file.
Virtual machine template. A virtual machine that can be cloned to multiple virtual machines that
will have the same configuration and data that the virtual machine template had.
VM. See Virtual Machine.
Windows computer. A physical computer that has a Windows operating system installed.