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         The Yocto Project uses an implementation of the Quick EMUlator (QEMU)
         Open Source project as part of the Yocto Project development "tool
         set".
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        Within the context of the Yocto Project, QEMU is an
+        emulator and virtualization machine that allows you to run a complete
+        image you have built using the Yocto Project as just another task
+        on your build system.
+        QEMU is useful for running and testing images and applications on
+        supported Yocto Project architectures without having actual hardware.
+        Among other things, the Yocto Project uses QEMU to run automated
+        Quality Assurance (QA) tests on final images shipped with each
+        release.
         <note>
             This implementation is not the same as QEMU in general.
         </note>