What is "xen"

Xen Project (pronounced as ) is a hypervisor using a microkernel design, providing services that allow multiple computer operating systems to execute on the same computer hardware concurrently.

The University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory developed the first versions of Xen. The Xen Project community develops and maintains Xen Project as free and open-source software, subject to the requirements of the GNU General Public License (GPL), version 2. Xen Project is currently available for the IA-32, x86-64 and ARM instruction sets.

Xen Project is a hypervisor allowing multiple computer operating systems to execute on the same computer hardware concurrently.

Xen may also refer to:

• Xen, a programming language, now part of Cω
• Xen (Half-Life), a fictional location of the computer game Half-Life
• Xen (album), a 2014 album by the Venezuelan producer Arca

Xen is the debut album by Venezuelan electronic music producer Arca, released on November 3, 2014 via Mute. Originally from Venezuela, Arca (aka Alejandro Ghersi) lives in London where he shares a living space with the graphic artist Jesse Kanda. The two work in tandem on various projects while Ghersi has also been a co-producer for Björk and Kanye West. The album was recorded over a, largely improvised, six-month period in 2014.