Unikernel
Sign in to savethumb|Comparison of a traditional OS stack and a MirageOS unikernel
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- Design
- See also
- References
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thumb|Comparison of a traditional OS stack and a MirageOS unikernel
A unikernel is a type of computer program that is statically linked with the operating system code on which it depends. Unikernels are built with a specialized compiler that identifies the operating system services that a program uses and links it with one or more library operating systems that provide them. Such a program requires no separate operating system and can run instead as the guest of a hypervisor.
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computer network
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compiler
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kernel
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user interface
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file system
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Andrew S. Tanenbaum
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