OS-level virtualization
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Operating System-level Virtualization is a server virtualization technology which virtualizes servers above the operating system layer.
The operating system level architecture has low-overhead that helps maximizes server resources. The virtualization introduces only a small percentage of overhead and allows up to 100s of VPSs to run on a physical server.
Examples of this technology include [SWsoft's Virtuozzo], and Sun Containers.