vrtl rgnztn s tmprry r prmnnt cllctn f ggrphclly dsprsd ndvdls, grps, rgnztnl nts, r ntr rgnztns tht dpnd n lctrnc lnkng n rdr t cmplt th prdctn prcss ( wrkng dfntn). Vrtl rgnztns d nt rprsnt frm’s ttrbt bt cn b cnsdrd s dffrnt rgnztnl frm nd crrs t th bjctvs f cybr dplmcy.
nfrtntly, t s qt hrd t fnd prcs nd fxd dfntn f fndmntl ntns sch s vrtl rgnztn r vrtl cmpny. Th trm vrtl rgnztn nsd frm th phrs "vrtl rlty", whs prps s t lk lk rlty by sng lctrnc snds nd mgs. Th trm vrtl rgnztn mpls th nvl nd nnvtv rltnshps btwn rgnztns nd ndvdls. Tchnlgy nd glblztn bth spprt ths prtclr typ f rgnztn.
Vrtl cn b dfnd s "nt physclly xstng s sch bt md by sftwr t ppr t d s", n thr wrds "nrl bt lkng rl". Ths dfntn prcsly tlns th ldng prncpl f ths ncnvntnl rgnztn, whch hlds th frm f rl (cnvntnl) crprtn frm th tsd bt ds nt ctlly xst physclly nd mplcts n ntrly dgtl prcss rlyng n ndpndnts wb sscts. Ths, vrtl rgnztns r cntrd n tchnlgy nd pstn physcl prsnc n th bckgrnd. Vrtl rgnztns pssss lmtd physcl rsrcs s vl s ddd thrgh (mbl) knwldg rthr thn (mmvbl) qpmnt.
Vrtl rgnztns ncsstt ssctns, fdrtns, rltns, grmnts nd llnc rltnshps s thy ssntlly r prtnrshp wbs f dssmntd rgnztnl ntts r slf-gvrnng crprtns.