also: かそうせんようサーバ
Technical computing term for a virtualized server environment that acts like a dedicated server within a shared hosting infrastructure.
This website runs on a virtual private server.
I signed up for a VPS and set up my own dedicated environment.
A dedicated physical server, whereas a VPS is a virtualized partition of a physical server.
Cloud servers are often more scalable and abstracted than a traditional VPS, though the terms can overlap.
Standard full-length spelling with long vowel mark.
Shortened spelling without long vowel mark, common in technical contexts.
Compound of 仮想 (virtual) + 専用 (dedicated) + サーバー (server), a direct calque of the English term 'virtual private server'.