The term virtual is a concept applied in many fields with somewhat differing connotations, and also denotations. Colloquially, 'virtual' has a similar meaning to 'quasi-' or 'pseudo-' (prefixes which themselves have quite different meanings), meaning something that is almost something else, particularly when used in the adverbial form, e.g. "He's virtually ^* my boyfriend." __NOTOC__

Physics

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• Virtual particles—Particles that exist for a period of time which is not enough to mathematically define their energy.
• Virtual work

Computing

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• Virtual memory—Memory which may not physically exist, but is made to appear so by software:
• Virtual machines—Software based partitions of a single computer that function as if they were independent computers.
• Virtual function—allows a derived class to override functions in classes it inherits from
• Virtualization—The concept of establishing and managing virtual machines or other virtual resources that share phyical computing hardware.
• Virtual reality—A popular sci-fi/IT concept
• Virtual host—A function of modern webservers that allows more than one website to be hosted on the same server

Philosophy

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Numerous philosophers have advanced conceptions of the virtual.

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Ride! A whole new Virtual experience on Nov 8, @ Avalon Hollywood, charitable fundraiser http://bit.ly/ridetheevent get your tix soon!
thesexymodel (thesexymodel) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:29:16 -0000
Ride! A whole new Virtual experience on Nov 8, @ Avalon Hollywood, charitable fundraiser http://bit.ly/ridetheevent get your tix soon!
@luansantanaevc Eu fui a décima primeeira finalista da MARATONA VIRTUAL LUAN SANTANA, perto né? [/rsrs. mais manda um OI pra mim? bjs :* [/3
keelgyn (Kelma Rodrigues) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:29:05 -0000
@luansantanaevc Eu fui a décima primeeira finalista da MARATONA VIRTUAL LUAN SANTANA, perto né? [/rsrs. mais manda um OI pra mim? bjs :* [/3
@MrPeterAndre Good luck with GMTV. Sending you a virtual double shot & a bar of Dairy Milk Fruit & Nut ;-) Glad 2 hear that H is on the mend
Sleuth1980 (sophie catrell) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:29:01 -0000
@MrPeterAndre Good luck with GMTV. Sending you a virtual double shot & a bar of Dairy Milk Fruit & Nut ;-) Glad 2 hear that H is on the mend
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larissacorrea (larissacorrea) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:28:50 -0000
RT @coldplay: The Coldplay Exhibition Room has just opened its virtual doors - http://bit.ly/3TnN45 A
Recien terminamos de dar una clase virtual sobre elearning a un profesor de @utntyh (Alejandro Saravia).
pezdragon (Valentin Suarez Duek) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:28:37 -0000
Recien terminamos de dar una clase virtual sobre elearning a un profesor de @utntyh (Alejandro Saravia).
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appleoverload ( Apple BOi) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:28:34 -0000
Virtual pinball machine crams 17 games in one cabinet: Pinball is awesome, but something about owning a pinball.. http://bit.ly/soXuj

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