Logical partition

A logical partition (LPAR) is a subset of a computer's hardware resources, virtualized as a separate computer. In effect, a physical machine can be partitioned into multiple logical partitions, each hosting a separate instance of an operating system.

For the type of disk partition, see Disk partitioning ยง Extended partition.
"LPAR" redirects here. For the conference, see Logic for Programming, Artificial Intelligence and Reasoning.
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