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Why is it callled a "KVM"? What does it stand for?
by avodonosov 3y ago
Why is it callled a "KVM"? What does it stand for?
- notso411 3y ago[dead]
- cloogshicer 3y agoKeyboard-Video-Mouse Switch: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KVM_switch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KVM_switch
- avodonosov 3y agoThanks. I was confused because the only KVM I heard of is https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel-based_Virtual_Machine https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel-based_Virtual_Machine
- sokoloff 3y agoIt’s amusing to see the mirror comment of this one on a “that other kvm” thread a few days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39300551 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39300551
- em3rgent0rdr 3y agoSame here. This is why it is important to define an abbreviation when it is first used in a document.
- Secretmapper 3y agoKeyboard Video and Mouse
- franky47 3y agoKeyboard, Video and Mouse. Usually you would switch both the input devices (keyboard and mouse) and the output (display), allowing to use a single set of peripherals to control and monitor multiple computers. TIL KVMs existed before the mouse, which explains the odd order.