>> None of which explains why I have to manage disk images and VMs
>> separately in Virtual Box, when they are nearly synonymous.
>
> Because they /aren't/.  A disk image can be used by multiple VMs.  You
> understand the mechanics, but your conclusion that they're "nearly
> synonymous" is faulty.

A virtual machine is just a simulation of a computer. You can create and 
destroy an unlimited number of them at will. The only thing that 
distinguishes one from another is the data it does or does not have on 
it - i.e., the disk image(s).

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