vrtl nvrnmnt s ntwrkd pplctn tht llws sr t ntrct wth bth th cmptng nvrnmnt nd th wrk f thr srs. ml, cht, nd wb-bsd dcmnt shrng pplctns r ll xmpls f vrtl nvrnmnts. Smply pt, t s ntwrkd cmmn prtng spc. nc th fdlty f th vrtl nvrnmnt s sch tht t "crts psychlgcl stt n whch th ndvdl prcvs hmslf r hrslf s xstng wthn th vrtl nvrnmnt" thn th vrtl nvrnmnt (V) hs prgrssd nt th rlm f mmrsv vrtl nvrnmnts (Vs).