VNC

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graphical desktop-sharing system remote desktop protocol

VNC (Virtual Network Computing) is a graphical desktop-sharing system that allows users to remotely control another computer’s desktop over a network.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
RealVNC 1
Remote Framebuffer protocol 1
TigerVNC 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf graphical desktop-sharing system ⓘ
remote desktop protocol ⓘ
canBeUsedOver local area networks ⓘ
the Internet NERFINISHED ⓘ
wide area networks ⓘ
fullName Virtual Network Computing NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasComponent VNC server NERFINISHED ⓘ
VNC viewer NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasImplementation Apple Remote Desktop VNC server NERFINISHED ⓘ
RealVNC NERFINISHED ⓘ
TigerVNC NERFINISHED ⓘ
TightVNC NERFINISHED ⓘ
UltraVNC NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vino NERFINISHED ⓘ
x11vnc NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLimitation image quality vs. speed trade-off ⓘ
performance depends on network bandwidth and latency ⓘ
hasProperty platform-independent protocol specification ⓘ
isBasedOn remote framebuffer concept ⓘ
isIndependentOf operating system ⓘ
windowing system ⓘ
isRelatedTo RDP ⓘ
X11 forwarding ⓘ
remote access software ⓘ
originatedAt AT&T Laboratories Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
Olivetti Research Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ
requires VNC server running on remote machine ⓘ
VNC viewer on client machine ⓘ
runsOver TCP/IP NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportsFeature keyboard input forwarding ⓘ
mouse input forwarding ⓘ
remote desktop control ⓘ
screen sharing ⓘ
supportsPlatform Linux ⓘ
Unix-like systems ⓘ
Windows ⓘ
cross-platform environments ⓘ
macOS ⓘ
supportsSecurityMechanism password-based authentication (in many implementations) ⓘ
supportsUsage remote access to desktop applications ⓘ
remote administration ⓘ
remote technical support ⓘ
transports framebuffer updates ⓘ
user input events ⓘ
typicallyUsesPort 5900 ⓘ
usesModel client–server model ⓘ
usesProtocol RFB protocol ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Virtual Network Computing → component → VNC ⓘ
this entity surface form: VNC viewer
Virtual Network Computing → hasVariant → VNC ⓘ
this entity surface form: TightVNC
Virtual Network Computing → hasVariant → VNC ⓘ
this entity surface form: RealVNC
Virtual Network Computing → hasVariant → VNC ⓘ
this entity surface form: UltraVNC
Virtual Network Computing → hasVariant → VNC ⓘ
this entity surface form: TigerVNC
QEMU → supportsDisplayBackend → VNC ⓘ
Hydra → supportsProtocol → VNC ⓘ
Virtual Network Computing → usesProtocol → VNC ⓘ
this entity surface form: Remote Framebuffer protocol