ˌæplɪkˈeɪʃən vˌɜːtʃuːəlᵻzˈeɪʃən ɪz ɐ sˈɔftwɛɹ tɛknˈɑːlədʒi ðæt ɛŋkˈæpsjʊlˌeɪts kəmpjˈuːɾɚ pɹˈoʊɡɹæmz fɹʌmðɪ ˌʌndɚlˈaɪɪŋ ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ sˈɪstəm ˌɔn wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ ɑːɹ ˈɛksᵻkjˌuːɾᵻd.
Application virtualization is a software technology that encapsulates computer programs from the underlying operating system on which they are executed.