Adj. | 1. | virtual - being actually such in almost every respect; "a practical failure"; "the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin" Synonyms: practical |
2. | virtual - being such in essence or effect though not in actual fact; "a virtual dependence on charity"; "a virtual revolution"; "virtual reality" |
(jargon, architecture) | virtual - (Via the technical term virtual memory, probably from the term "virtual image" in optics)
1. Common alternative to logical; often used to refer to the
artificial objects (like addressable virtual memory larger
than physical memory) created by a computer system to help the
system control access to shared resources. 2. Simulated; performing the functions of something that isn't really there. An imaginative child's doll may be a virtual playmate. Opposite of real or physical. |