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# Paravirtual hardware

*Paravirtual hardware are emulated hardware or devices that can be found in a virtual environment. Contrary to other emulated hardware, they don't intend to mimic a particular piece of real hardware.*

In this section, the focus is oriented towards Virtual I/O Devices (VIRTIO), also known as the `virtio` family of devices.



## Resources

> [OASIS Open](https://www.oasis-open.org/org/) is a non-profit hosting standards related to the IT sector. They host VIRTIO specifications and its technical comittee. 
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* Specifications
	* [Version 1.0](https://docs.oasis-open.org/virtio/virtio/v1.0/virtio-v1.0.html) of the specification for Virtual I/O Devices
	* [Version 1.1](https://docs.oasis-open.org/virtio/virtio/v1.1/csprd01/virtio-v1.1-csprd01.html) of the specification for Virtual I/O Devices
* OASIS Virtual I/O Device (VIRTIO) [Technical Commitee's Page](https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=virtio)