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## disposable
See [How to Use Dispoables](/doc/how-to-use-disposables/). A type of temporary
[app qube](#app-qube) that can quickly be created, used, and destroyed. Each
disposable is based on a [disposable template](#disposable-template).
A type of temporary [app qube](#app-qube) that can quickly be created, used,
and destroyed. Each disposable is based on a [disposable
template](#disposable-template).
See [How to Use Dispoables](/doc/how-to-use-disposables/).
## disposable template
A type of [app qube](#app-qube) on which [disposables](#disposable) are based.
(Not to be confused with the concept of a regular [template](#template) that is
itself disposable, which does not exist in Qubes OS.)
* Not to be confused with the concept of a regular [template](#template) that
is itself disposable, which does not exist in Qubes OS.
* Disposable templates must be app qubes. They cannot be regular
[templates](#template).
* Each [disposables](#disposable) is based on a disposable template, which is
in turn based on a regular [templates](#template).
* Each [disposable](#disposable) is based on a disposable template, which is in
turn based on a regular [template](#template).
## dom0
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## domain
In Xen, a synonym for [VM](#vm). See ["domain" on the Xen
Wiki](https://wiki.xenproject.org/wiki/Domain).
In Xen, a synonym for [VM](#vm).
* This term has no official meaning in the context of Qubes OS.
See ["domain" on the Xen Wiki](https://wiki.xenproject.org/wiki/Domain).
* This term has no official meaning in Qubes OS.
## domU
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## HVM
[Hardware-assisted Virtual Machine](/doc/standalones-and-HVM/). Any fully
virtualized, or hardware-assisted, [VM](#vm) utilizing the virtualization
extensions of the host CPU. Although HVMs are typically slower than
paravirtualized qubes due to the required emulation, HVMs allow the user to
create domains based on any operating system.
Hardware-assisted Virtual Machine. Any fully virtualized, or hardware-assisted,
[VM](#vm) utilizing the virtualization extensions of the host CPU. Although
HVMs are typically slower than paravirtualized qubes due to the required
emulation, HVMs allow the user to create domains based on any operating system.
See [Standalones and HVM](/doc/standalones-and-HVM/).
## qube
@ -108,11 +113,12 @@ compartmentalized (or isolated) in separate [qubes](#qube).
shortened to "Qubes." Only in technical contexts where spaces are not
permitted (e.g., in usernames) may the space be omitted, as in `@QubesOS`.
## Qubes Windows Tools
## Qubes Windows Tools (QWT)
[Qubes Windows Tools (QWT)](/doc/windows-tools/) are a set of programs and
drivers that provide integration of Windows qubes with the rest of the Qubes OS
system. Also see [Windows](/doc/windows/).
A set of programs and drivers that provide integration of Windows qubes with
the rest of the Qubes OS system.
See [Qubes Windows Tools](/doc/windows-tools/) and [Windows](/doc/windows/).
## service qube
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## standalone
See [Standalones and HVMs](/doc/standalones-and-hvm/). Any [qube](#qube) that
has its own root filesystem and does not share it with another qube.
Standalones are distinct from both templates and app qubes. A standalone is
created by cloning a template while selecting the option to make the clone
standalone.
Any [qube](#qube) that has its own root filesystem and does not share it with
another qube. Standalones are distinct from both templates and app qubes. A
standalone is created by cloning a template while selecting the option to make
the clone standalone.
See [Standalones and HVMs](/doc/standalones-and-hvm/).
## template
See [Templates](/doc/templates/). Any [qube](#qube) that shares its root
filesystem with another qube. A qube that is borrowing a template's root
filesystem is known as an [app qube](#app-qube) and is said to be "based on"
the template. Templates are intended for installing and updating software
applications, but not for running them.
Any [qube](#qube) that shares its root filesystem with another qube. A qube
that is borrowing a template's root filesystem is known as an [app
qube](#app-qube) and is said to be "based on" the template. Templates are
intended for installing and updating software applications, but not for running
them.
See [Templates](/doc/templates/).
* No template is an [app qube](#app-qube).