"KVM" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: KVMs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} KVM (plural KVMs)
  1. (computer hardware) Initialism of keyboard-video-mouse: a device allowing these input and output devices to be swapped between a series of server consoles, especially in a rack configuration. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: keyboard-video-mouse (extra: a device allowing these input and output devices to be swapped between a series of server consoles, especially in a rack configuration) Related terms: JVM
    Sense id: en-KVM-en-noun-7RbOh2p2 Categories (other): Computer hardware, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 31 37 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 41 30 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 25 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 28 35 Topics: computer-hardware, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (computing) Initialism of kilobyte virtual machine: a virtual machine derived from the Java virtual machine specification, written for small devices with limited memory. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: kilobyte virtual machine (extra: a virtual machine derived from the Java virtual machine specification, written for small devices with limited memory)
    Sense id: en-KVM-en-noun-RoBNe0e6 Categories (other): Computing, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 31 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 25 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 28 35 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  3. (computing) Initialism of kernel-based virtual machine: a virtualization infrastructure for the Linux kernel that turns it into a hypervisor. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: kernel-based virtual machine (extra: a virtualization infrastructure for the Linux kernel that turns it into a hypervisor)
    Sense id: en-KVM-en-noun-19rp-ctL Categories (other): Computing, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Linux Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 31 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 25 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 28 35 Disambiguation of Linux: 18 34 48 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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