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Glossary of IT Terms beginning with "M"

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MAC
Macintosh computer / Media Access Control / Migration Authorisation Code, details ...
MAC Address
Uniquely identifying hardware serial number, details ...
mAh
milliAmp hour, details ....
MAPI
Messaging Application Programming Interface, details ...
Max
Maximum, details ...
MB
Megabyte / MotherBoard, details ...
mbps
Mega-bits per second, details ...
MBR
Master Boot Record / Minimum Bounding Rectangle, details ...
MBSA
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer, details ...
MCAD
Microsoft Certified Application Developer, details ...
MCP
Microsoft Certified Professional, details ...
MCSD
Microsoft Certified Systems Developer, details ...
MCSE
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, details ...
MD
Make Directory / Medical Doctor / Managing Director, details ...
MDI
Multiple Document Interface / Medium Dependent Interface / Microsoft Document Imaging Format, details ...
MDI/MDI-X
Hub crossover switch, details ...
MDIX
Medium Dependent Interface Crossover, details ...
MDI-X
Medium Dependent Interface Crossover, details ...
Meg
Million, details ...
Megabyte
Million bytes, details ...
MER
MAC Encapsulated Routing, details ...
Merchant
An individual or organisation that sells goods or services, details ...
Metadata
Information about data, details ...
Metafile
A device independent file containing both Raster and Vector data, details ...
MFC
Microsoft Foundation Class Library, details ...
MHP
Multimedia Home Platform, details ...
MHTML
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension / Modular Hyper Text Mark-up Language, details ...
MI
MapInfo / Military Intelligence / Myocardial Infarction / Management Information, details ...
MIDAS
Middle-tier Distributed Application Services / In Greek mythology a king for whom everything turned to gold, details ...
MIDI
Musical Instrument Digital Interface, details ...
MIF
Machine Independent Format / Markup Interchange Format / MapInfo Data Interchange Format, details ...
MIFD
Management Information Format Database, details ...
MII
Media Independent Interface / Microsoft/Intel/IBM, details ...
MIME
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions, details ...
MIMO
Multiple Input, Multiple Output, details ...
Min
Minimum, details ...
Minimum Working Set
Minimum memory space required by a process, details ...
MIPS
Million Instructions Per Second / Meaningless Interpretation of Processor Speed, details ...
Mirroring
Fault tolerance by maintaining two copies, details ...
MIS
A formal way of dealing with information / The role of supporting information systems, details ...
MISQL
MapInfo implementation of SQL, details ...
MLK
Medialess License Kit, details ...
MLM
Multi-Level Marketing (Pyramid scheme), details ...
MMC
Microsoft Management Console, details ...
MME
Microsoft Mobile Explorer, details ...
MMF
Memory Mapped File / Make Money Fast, details ...
MMI
Man Machine Interface, details ...
MMR
Monthly Minimum Repayment / Measles, Mumps and Rubella (vaccine), details ...
MOBO
Motherboard, details ...
Modem
Modulator/Demodulator, details ...
MOLAP
Multidimensional-OLAP, details ...
MOM
Microsoft Operations Manager, details ...
MOSS
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, details ...
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding, details ...
Mozilla
Original name for Netscape Navigator / Open source toolkit, details ...
MPEG
Moving Picture Experts Group / Lossy compression method, details ...
MPLS
Multi-Protocol Label Switching, details ...
MPS
MultiProcessor Specification / Meters per second, details ...
MRP
Machine Readable Passport, details ...
MrSID
Multi-resolution Seamless Image Database, details ...
MRTD
Machine Readable Travel Document, details ...
MRV
Machine Readable Visa, details ...
MRZ
Machine readable zone, details ...
MS
Microsoft / Millisecond, details ...
MS-DOS
Microsoft DOS, details ...
MSA
Mail Submission Agent, details ...
MSB
Most Significant Bit / Most Significant Byte, details ...
MSDE
Microsoft Data Engine, details ...
MSDE 1.0
Microsoft Data Engine 1, details ...
MSDE 2000
Microsoft Data Engine 2000, details ...
MSDN
Microsoft Developer Network, details ...
MSE
Microsoft Script Editor / Microsoft Security Essentials, details ...
MSIE
Microsoft Internet Explorer / Master of Science in Internet Engineering, details ...
MSIL
Microsoft Intermediate Language, details ...
MSMQ
Microsoft Message Queuing, details ...
MSOA
Message Service Oriented Architecture / Master Service Order Agreement / Middle Layer Super Output Area, details ...
MSP
Media Service Provider, details ...
MSS
Microsoft Speech Server / Maximum Segment Size, details ...
MSSQL
Microsoft SQL Server, details ...
MTA
Mail Transfer Agent / Message Transfer Agent / Multi-Threaded Apartment, details ...
MTBF
Mean Time Between Failures, details ...
MTBR
Mean Time Between Repair, details ...
MTS
Multi-Threaded Server / Microsoft Transaction Server, details ...
MTTR
Mean Time To Repair, details ...
MTU
Maximum Transmission Unit, details ...
MU
Microsoft Update, details ...
Multihomed
Refers to a computer which is directly connected to two or more networks, details ...
Multilink Dialling
Using multiple phone lines to increase bandwidth, details ...
Multi-post
To post the same message to two or details newsgroups (or forums) separately, details ...
Mung
Mung/Mash until no good, details ...
MVC
Model View Controller, details ...
MVLS
Microsoft Volume Licensing Services, details ...
MVP
Microsoft Most Valued Professional, details ...
MX Record
Mail exchange Record, details ...
MySQL
A very popular open source database system, details ...