It is a type of pressure.

A gas is said to be under vacuum when its pressure is below atmospheric.

There are two methods of stating this pressure, only one of which is accurate in
itself.
It is usually measured by a differential gauge that shows the difference in
pressure between that of the system and atmospheric pressure.
This measurement is expressed, for example, as#Millimeters of Hg vacuum = (mm
HgVac)#Inches of Hg vacuum= (in. HgVac)#Inches of water vacuum = (in. H2OVac)#