<para><command>systemd-detect-virt</command> detects execution in
a virtualized environment. It identifies the virtualization
- technology and can distinguish full VM virtualization from
+ technology and can distinguish full machine virtualization from
container virtualization. <filename>systemd-detect-virt</filename>
exits with a return value of 0 (success) if a virtualization
technology is detected, and non-zero (error) otherwise. By default,
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<para>If multiple virtualization solutions are used, only the
- "innermost" is detected and identified. That means if both VM
- virtualization and container virtualization are used in
+ "innermost" is detected and identified. That means if both
+ machine and container virtualization are used in
conjunction, only the latter will be identified (unless
<option>--vm</option> is passed).</para>
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<term><option>-v</option></term>
<term><option>--vm</option></term>
- <listitem><para>Only detects VM virtualization (i.e. full
- hardware virtualization).</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Only detects hardware virtualization).</para></listitem>
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