Editing KVM switch (section)

== Name ==
Switches to connect multiple computers to one or more peripherals have had multiple names.

The earliest name was Keyboard Video Switch (KVS).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tron.com/docs/wpkvm.pdf |title=The Keyboard/Video Switch White Paper |author=Tony DeKerf, Gary D. Davis |access-date=25 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314090730/http://www.tron.com/docs/wpkvm.pdf|archive-date=14 March 2013}}</ref> With the advent of the mouse, the Keyboard, Video and Mouse (KVM) switch became popular. The name was introduced by Remigius Shatas, the founder of Cybex (now [[Vertiv]]), a peripheral switch manufacturer, in 1995.<ref>{{Cite web |title=KVM Switches |url=https://autoplay.com.pk/product-category/networking/switches/kvm-switches/ |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=AutoPlay |language=en-US}}</ref> Some companies call their switches Keyboard, Video, Mouse and Peripheral (KVMP).