If i buy parallels can i install it with boot camp?

So yeah If i buy parallels can i install it with boot camp?

bootcamp is a bootloader
a setup tool for osx
and a zip file with tested windows drivers and programs for the apple hardware
one use the setup tool to make some of the apple hd windows filesystem
one install windows on the space and the bootloader let you hold down option key to boot into what you want to use today
parallels is a virtual machine as in running windows under osx in a window if one wish
parallels can as the only virtual machine that I know of access a bootcamp patition directly where other virtual machines just keep the other hd as a file
when parallels use the windows partition it will like other virtual machines not be able to access the video card for 3d games though that is only for real bootcamp
users who don't need to play fancy 3d games on windows will have an easier time using a virtual machine like parallels or virtualbox(free) or wmware
they require much much much less tech knowlege to install and dont have driver issues like bootcamp can
both a virtual machine and bootcamp require you to bring your own windows and valid windows key

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