Kyma

Kyma is a term with several distinct uses in technology and culture.

In Greek, kyma means “wave” and the word is used in various scientific and cultural contexts, including as a name for different projects and products.

Kyma (cloud-native platform) refers to an open-source project that provides a Kubernetes-based runtime for building and connecting cloud-native applications. Originating at SAP and now maintained by a community of contributors, Kyma offers integrated components for API management, eventing and messaging, service connectivity, and serverless computing. It aims to simplify the development of microservices by providing a unified environment where services, events, and functions can be composed, discovered, and secured. Kyma runs on Kubernetes clusters and uses standard cloud-native patterns such as CRDs and Helm charts, enabling developers to deploy, monitor, and scale components consistently.

Kyma (music) is a digital sound-design system developed by Symbolic Sound Corporation. It combines a graphical patch-based environment with a powerful synthesis engine and real-time signal processing, used by composers and sound designers to craft complex timbres, effects, and live performances. Kyma has a long history in electronic music tooling, evolving from its early hardware-software integration toward modern configurations that emphasize high-fidelity audio, extensibility, and creative experimentation.

Overall, Kyma encompasses both a cloud-native development platform and a music-design system, highlighting how a single term can refer to distinct technologies in different domains.