(1) (Keyboard Video Mouse) See KVM switch and KVM cable.
(2) (K Virtual Machine) A version of the Java Virtual Machine for small devices with limited memory. See J2ME.
(2) (K Virtual Machine) A version of the Java Virtual Machine for small devices with limited memory. See J2ME.
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