# VNC

VNC - short for Virtual Network Computing - is a software used for sharing the
desktop of a system.
It is based on the Remote Frame Buffer protocoll which is also named RFB.

VNC is especially used for accessing graphical applications or
[terminals](/wiki/system_console.md) of a remote server,
[dockerized](/wiki/docker.md#dockerize-a-graphical-application) or virtualized
program.