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The '''Java Remote Method Invocation''' ('''Java RMI''') is a [[Java (programming language)|Java]] [[Application programming interface|API]] that performs [[remote method invocation]], the object-oriented equivalent of [[remote procedure call]]s (RPC), with support for direct transfer of [[Serialization#Java|serialized]] Java classes and [[Distributed Garbage Collection|distributed garbage collection]].

# The original implementation depends on [[Java Virtual Machine]] (JVM) class representation mechanisms and it thus only supports making calls from one JVM to another. The protocol underlying this Java-only implementation is known as [[Java Remote Method Protocol]] (JRMP). In order to support code running in a non-JVM context, a [[Common Object Request Broker Architecture|CORBA]] version was later developed.

# In order to support code running in a non-JVM context, a [[Common Object Request Broker Architecture|CORBA]] version was later developed.

Usage of the term '''RMI''' may denote solely the programming interface or may signify both the API and [[JRMP]], [[IIOP]], or another implementation, whereas the term [[RMI-IIOP]] (read: RMI over [[IIOP]]) specifically denotes the RMI interface delegating most of the functionality to the supporting [[CORBA]] implementation.