isäntälaitteisto
Isäntälaitteisto refers to the host system in a computing context, particularly when discussing virtualization or client-server architectures. It is the physical or virtual machine that provides resources and services to other systems, often called guests or clients. In virtualization, the host hardware runs a hypervisor, which in turn manages and allocates resources like CPU, memory, and storage to one or more virtual machines. These virtual machines, or guest systems, operate as if they were independent computers, but their existence and functionality depend on the underlying isäntälaitteisto.
The term can also be used in client-server networking, where the isäntälaitteisto is the server that hosts