Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Remote Method Invocation
     
         (RMI) Part of the {Java} {programming language}
        {library} which enables a Java program running on one computer
        to access the {objects} and {method}s of another Java program
        running on a different computer.
     
        {Home
        (http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.1/docs/guide/rmi/index.html)}.
     
        (1997-09-04)