Definitions beginning with M

Someone who uses sleight-of-hand in order to cheat at cards.
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Browse Related Terms: Push, Push/Tie, Stand, Stand or Stay, Tell Play, Tie

mechanically induced modulation - permalink - collapse

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Optical signal modulation induced by mechanical means. Note: An example of deleterious mechanically induced modulation is speckle noise created in a multimode fiber by an imperfect splice or imperfectly mated connectors. Mechanical disturbance of the fiber ahead of the joint will introduce changes in the modal structure, resulting in variations of joint loss.
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Browse Related Terms: area loss, index-matching material, insertion loss, macrobend, mechanical splice, numerical aperture loss, optical power budget, optical power margin, precision-sleeve splicing, reflection loss, splice loss

mechanically intermateable connectors - permalink - collapse

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Connectors that are mechanically mateable, without creating mechanical damage, and without regard to attenuation properties.
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Browse Related Terms: BNC connector, Connector, fully intermateable connectors, hockey puck, hybrid connector, input protection, interchangeable connectors, multifiber joint, optical connector

mechanical splice - permalink - collapse

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Of optical fibers, a splice, i.e., permanent joint, accomplished by aligning the mating fibers in some kind of mechanical fixture. Note 1: The fibers may be secured by mechanical means or with an optical adhesive. Note 2: When the fibers are secured by mechanical means, the gap between them is usually filled with an index-matching gel to reduce Fresnel reflection. Likewise, the optical adhesives that are used in conjunction with mechanical splices are formulated to have a refractive index that approximates that of the glass, and also serve to reduce Fresnel reflection. [After FAA]
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Browse Related Terms: area loss, index-matching material, insertion loss, macrobend, mechanically induced modulation, numerical aperture loss, optical power budget, optical power margin, precision-sleeve splicing, reflection loss, splice loss

Mechanical Turk - permalink - collapse

All > Technology > Search > SEO / Search Marketing

Amazon.com program which allows you to hire humans to perform easy tasks that computers are bad at.

See also:
- Mechanical Turk
- Google Image Labeler - image labeling game
- Human Computation Speech Video at Google
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Browse Related Terms: Alexa, Arbitrage, Business.com, Button, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Landing Page Quality Scores, Profit Elasticity, ROI

mechanism - permalink - collapse

All > Science > Climate Change

the means by which an effect or change is produced.
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Browse Related Terms: abrupt climate change, adaptation, Carbon Dioxide Fertilization, Climate Change, Climate Lag, Climate Sensitivity, Emissions, forcing, Forcing Mechanism, Global Warming, Irreversibilities, Nonlinearities, Radiative Forcing

All > Technology > Telecommunications

The software, hardware, procedures, etc. by which a function (e.g. a security function) is implemented [CESG].
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Browse Related Terms: Acceptance, dependency, Functional Testing, security mechanism, Security Testing, shadow

mechlorethamine - permalink - collapse

All > Medicine > Cancer

(meh-klor-EH-thuh-meen) A drug used to treat some types of cancer and some precancerous skin conditions. It attaches to the cell's DNA and may cause cancer cells to die. Mechlorethamine is a type of alkylating agent. Also called mechlorethamine hydrochloride, Mustargen, and mustine.
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: bendamustine, bendamustine hydrochloride, mechlorethamine hydrochloride, Mustargen, mustine, Treanda

mechlorethamine hydrochloride - permalink - collapse

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(meh-klor-EH-thuh-meen HY-droh-KLOR-ide) A drug used to treat some types of cancer and some precancerous skin conditions. It attaches to the cell's DNA and may cause cancer cells to die. Mechlorethamine hydrochloride is a type of alkylating agent. Also called mechlorethamine, Mustargen, and mustine.
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Browse Related Terms: bendamustine, bendamustine hydrochloride, mechlorethamine, Mustargen, mustine, Treanda

MEDI-507 - permalink - collapse

All > Medicine > Cancer

A monoclonal antibody that is being studied in the treatment of certain lymphoproliferative disorders and psoriasis. Also called siplizumab.
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: efalizumab, ipilimumab, MDX-010, Raptiva, SGN-30, SGN-40, siplizumab, ticilimumab

Media - permalink - collapse

All > Business > Banking

Any organization in the business of informing the public with news or commentary. The various forms of media include print, television, internet, and radio.
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Browse Related Terms: bankers' bank, Banking day, Business day, connecticut bank, connecticut credit union, member, State bank

All > Law > E-Discovery

The physical material used to store electronic data. Media includes hard drives, backup tapes, computer disks, CD, DVD, PDA, memory, etc.
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the physical material used to store electronic data. Media includes hard drives, backup tapes, computer disks, CD DVD, PDA, memory, etc.
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The physical material used to store electronic data. Media includes hard drives, backup tapes, computer disks, CD, DVD, PDA memory, etc.
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Browse Related Terms: Bit Stream Backup, Computer Investigations, Disk Mirroring, Electronic Discovery, ESI (Electronically Stored Information), File, Hard disk

All > Science > Biotechnology and Genetics > Food Biotechnology

See: culture medium; medium.
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Browse Related Terms: anther culture, artificial medium, callus culture, cell number, cell suspension, culture alteration, culture room, embryo culture, gel, hairy root culture, initiation, meristem culture, microalgal culture, micronutrient, nodal culture, organ culture, organoid, panicle culture, single node culture, stages of culture (I-IV), stationary culture, suspension culture, synchronous culture

All > Technology > Records Management

See medium.
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Browse Related Terms: analog record, conversion of records formats, data archiving, electronic records system, floppy disk, magnetic media, magnetic tape, medium, metric paper size, stability

All > Technology > Security

Physical devices or writing surfaces including but not limited to magnetic tapes, optical disks, magnetic disks, LSI memory chips, printouts (but not including display media) onto which information is recorded, stored, or printed within an information system.
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Browse Related Terms: Mandatory Topography, Off-Card, On-Card, Optional Topography, Smart Card, Standard, Standard Topography, Topology

Media Conversion - permalink - collapse

All > Law > E-Discovery

Moving data from one type of media to another such as tape to CD.
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moving data from one type of media to another such as tape to CD.
Renew Data - Cite This Source - This Definition
Moving data from one type of media to another such as tape to CD.
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Browse Related Terms: Backup Data, Backup Tape, Disaster Recovery Tape, Mirroring, Recover, Recovery, Restore

media converter - permalink - collapse

All > Technology > Telecommunications

Synonym medium access unit (MAU).
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Browse Related Terms: Dirac delta function, set-top box, traffic unit

medial supraclavicular lymph node - permalink - collapse

All > Medicine > Cancer

(MEE-dee-ul SOO-pruh-kla-VIH-kyuh-ler...) A lymph node located above the collar bone and between the center of the body and a line drawn through the nipple to the shoulder.
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: cervical, cervical mediastinoscopy, distant cancer, distant metastasis, extranodal, mediastinum, palpable disease, supraclavicular lymph node

median - permalink - collapse

All > Medicine > Cancer

A statistics term. The middle value in a set of measurements.
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Browse Related Terms: Cancer Statistics Review (CSR), confidence interval, Fast Stats, georeferenced statistics, Joinpoint software, mean, p-value, percent change, quartile, significant, spatial correlation, statistically significant

All > Science > Biotechnology and Genetics > Food Biotechnology

In a set of measurements, the central value above and below which there are an equal number of measurements.
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Browse Related Terms: biometry, correlation, deviation, expected progeny difference, lod score, mean, parameter, spatial autocorrelation statistics, Standard deviation, standard error, Variance

All > Science > Water

Middle value in a distribution, above and below which lie an equal number of values.

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Browse Related Terms: Accuracy, correlation, Extrapolation, Nominal dollars, Psychological value., Recreational benefit, steady-state condition, Use value

Median Price - permalink - collapse

All > Business > Real Estate

The price of the house that falls in the middle of the total number of homes for sale in that area.
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Browse Related Terms: Asbestos, Average Price, Detached house, HVAC, maintenance costs, radon, utility costs

median survival time - permalink - collapse

All > Medicine > Cancer

The time from either diagnosis or treatment at which half of the patients with a given disease are found to be, or expected to be, still alive. In a clinical trial, median survival time is one way to measure how effective a treatment is.
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Browse Related Terms: disease-free survival, five-year survival rate, mean survival time, overall survival rate, progression-free survival, survival, survival rate

median umbilical ligament - permalink - collapse

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A fibrous cord that connects the urinary bladder to the umbilicus (navel). The median umbilical ligament is formed as the allantoic stalk during fetal development and lasts through life. Also called urachus.
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Browse Related Terms: DES, diethylstilbestrol, endometrial disorder, epidermolysis bullosa, urachus