Editing KVM switch (section)

{{short description|Device that connects computer front-end hardware to multiple computers}}
{{Distinguish|Kernel-based Virtual Machine}}
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[[Image:Kvm-switch-diagram.svg|right|thumb|Symbolic representation of a KVM switch. The computer on the right is currently being controlled by the peripherals.]]
[[Image:Chassis-Plans-KVM.jpg|right|thumb|Enterprise 1U rack mount KVM showing console and computer ports for DVI and USB (keyboard/mouse)]]

A '''KVM switch''' (with [[Rackmount KVM|KVM]] being an abbreviation for "keyboard, video, and mouse") is a hardware device that allows a user to control multiple [[computer]]s from one or more sets of [[Computer keyboard|keyboards]], [[Computer display|video monitors]], and [[Computer mouse|mouse]].<ref>{{cite web |title=A Close Look at Modern Keyboard/Video/Mouse Switching |url=http://www.tron.com/docs/55678.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314090652/http://www.tron.com/docs/55678.pdf |archive-date=14 March 2013 |access-date=25 June 2012}}</ref>