réseau privé virtuel

remotely piloted vehicle

Remotely Pioleted Vehicle

Relative Processing Value. An obscure IBM measure of machine performance. Quite possibly one unit of RPV is about the same as one MIPS.

Reactor Pressure Vessel

the Residual Pressure Valve is a small valve that prevents a complete emptying of a cylinder. This is wanted in order to prevent dirt or other impurities to get into the cylinder, as there still is a small pressure inside.