1.4 Templated

<p>In an OS, distributed and <a title="Cloud computing" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing">cloud computing</a> context, <a title="Glossary of operating systems terms" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_operating_systems_terms">templating</a> refers to creating a single <a class="mw-redirect" title="Virtual machine image" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_machine_image">virtual machine image</a> as a guest operating system, then saving it as a tool for multiple running virtual machines. The technique is used both in <a title="Virtualization" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtualization">virtualization</a> and cloud computing management, and is common in large server warehouses</p>