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# VZVirtualMachine.State.paused

The framework has paused a started VM.

```
case paused
```

## Discussion

The virtual machine can enter this state only from the [`VZVirtualMachine.State.pausing`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZVirtualMachine/State-swift.enum/pausing) state.

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