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1080p is an acronym for digital video with 1080 lines of vertical resolution. The "p" stands for progressive and means each line is successively displayed on the screen, as is the normal case for display monitors. 1080i (interlaced) is used for television and has every other line displayed on the screen. 1080i is intended to be a compress [..]

An audio-video (AV) switch is a matrix switch which has multiple inputs and outputs. The audio and video are typically switched as a pair from one of the input sources to one or more output destinations. Usually any input can be connected to any output.

See Non-blocking access

The start-up sequence of a computer.

A method of expanding KVM switches with dedicated ports for interconnection. The bus output of one switch is connected to the bus input of the next switch in the chain. Each switch has a dedicated input bus port and output bus port. Bus expansion avoids using computer and user ports for interconnecting switches.

A method of interconnecting KVM switches by connecting a computer port to a user port on a secondary switch, also called daisy-chaining.

Category 5 (CAT5) is an unshielded twisted pair cable that interconnects using RJ45 plugs and jacks. Category 5 refers to the characteristics of the cable and its suitability for carrying data at particular data rates and distances. CAT5 cable consists of four twisted pairs of copper wire. Its main usage was started by being a cheap and effective m [..]

An acronym grouping together all the different types of twisted pair cables known as CAT5, CAT5e, CAT6, and CAT7 cables, either shielded or unshielded.

Acronym for combined connector, and also call combo-free, this term applies to products with an integrated connector that has video, keyboard-mouse, and possibly other signals on it. You need a proprietary cable to connect it to computers.