Virtual memory is a valuable concept in computer architecture that allows you to run large, sophisticated programs on a computer even if it has a relatively small amount of RAM.

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OS X Lion's FileVault technology may seem to make encrypted virtual memory redundant, but maintaining encryption even with FileVault 2 enabled is likely a good idea.

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Xiaomi is starting to implement a "Virtual Memory" feature on MIUI source code. It may arrive in time for MIUI 13 debut.

In OS X one aspect of the virtual memory system is the disk cache, which is used to overcome the relatively slow speed of the hard drive by mirroring its filesystem blocks in memory.

Can I force hyper-v move some of it's allocated ram to virtual memory? I understand the fact that VM's must be started in a cascading fashion, its not a problem for me.

Apple has publicly touted a significant new feature in OS X 10.9 Mavericks designed to maximize RAM, storage and CPU use while also boosting power efficiency: Compressed Memory.