Definitions beginning with M

mobile services switching center (MSC) - permalink - collapse

All > Technology > Telecommunications

In an automatic cellular mobile system, the interface between the radio system and the public switched telephone network. Note: The MSC performs all signaling functions that are necessary to establish calls to and from mobile stations.
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Browse Related Terms: base station, cellular telephone, coast station, domestic public radio services, land mobile service, land mobile station, mobile service, MSM, PARS, personal station, public land mobile network (PLMN)

Mobile Site - permalink - collapse

All > Technology > Security

A self-contained, transportable shell custom-fitted with the specific IT equipment and telecommunications necessary to provide full recovery capabilities upon notice of a significant disruption.
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Browse Related Terms: Audit Data, Audit Reduction Tools, Cold Site, Disruption, Hot Site, Sanitization, Warm Site

Mobile Software Agent - permalink - collapse

All > Technology > Security

Programs that are goal-directed and capable of suspending their execution on one platform and moving to another platform where they resume execution.
NIST - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: Active Content, Application Content Filtering, Mobile Code Technologies, Multi-Hop Problem, Path Histories, Single-Hop Problem

mobile station - permalink - collapse

All > Technology > Telecommunications

A station in the mobile service intended to be used while in motion or during halts at unspecified points. [NTIA] [RR] [47CFR] 2. One or more transmitters that are capable of operation while in motion. [47CFR]
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Browse Related Terms: land station, omnidirectional range station, radio range station, radiobeacon station, radiolocation land station, radiolocation mobile station, radionavigation land station, radionavigation mobile station

mobile station international ISDN number - permalink - collapse

All > Technology > Telecommunications

A dialable number and, in the context of this document, a 10-digit NANP (North American Numbering Plan) directory number assigned to address a wireless service subscriber. [T1.708-1998]
ATIS - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: AECS, Aeronautical Emergency Communications System (AECS) Plan

Mobile World Congress (MWC) - permalink - collapse

All > Technology > Telecommunications > Mobile > Android

A European wireless industry trade show, held in Barcelona, Spain, the past few years.
Android Central - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: CES, CTIA, Dream, G1, HTC, LG, Motorola, MSM, OEM, USB

mobilization - permalink - collapse

All > Science > Biotechnology and Genetics > Food Biotechnology

1. The transfer between bacteria of a non-conjugative plasmid by a conjugative plasmid. 2. The transfer between bacteria of chromosomal genes by a conjugative plasmid.
UN Food and Agriculture Organization - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: carrier DNA DNA, co-integrate vector system, plasmid, Plasmid (p), shuttle vector, T-DNA (transfer DNA, tumor-DNA), tripartite mating

mobilizing function - permalink - collapse

All > Science > Biotechnology and Genetics > Food Biotechnology

The genes on a plasmid that give it the ability to facilitate the transfer of either a non-conjugative or a conjugative plasmid from one bacterium to another.
UN Food and Agriculture Organization - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: conjugative functions, copy number, disarm, gene transfer, retroviral vectors, vir genes

Mobitex - permalink - collapse

All > Technology > Programming > Java

Mobitex is a packet-switched, narrowband PCS network, designed for wide-area wireless data communications. It was developed in 1984 by Eritel, an Ericsson subsidiary, a nd there are now over 30 Mobitex networks in operation worldwide.
Sun Microsystems - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project), ARPANET, GPRS (General Packet Radio System), GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications), iDEN (Integrated Dispatch Enhanced Network), Internet, WWW

MOBY - permalink - collapse

All > Science > Weather

Marine Optical Buoy. It measures solar radiation to calibrate satellite ocean color instruments.
NOAA National Weather Service - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: AVHRR, geostationary satellite, Geosynchronous, GOES, Polar Orbiting Satellite, SATL, STLT

MOC - permalink - collapse

All > Technology > Defense

Mobile Operations Center.
DoD Missile Defense Agency - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: ARROC, GMAOC, Ground Mobile Regional Operations Center (GMROC), Regional Operations Center (ROC), Regional Operations Control Center (ROCC), ROCC, Standard Mobile Segment (SMS)

mock object - permalink - collapse

All > Technology > Collaboration > SharePoint

An instance of a class that impersonates the behavior of another class for the purposes of testing. Mock objects provide an isolated environment for unit testing.
Microsoft - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: Activities, Feature, feature receiver, feature stapling, SharePoint feature, site feature, unit testing, Web feature, workflow activity

Mock-up - permalink - collapse

All > Technology > Defense

A model, built to scale, of a machine, apparatus, or weapon. It is used in examining the construction of critical clearances, in testing a new development, or in teaching personnel how to operate or maintain the actual item.
DoD Missile Defense Agency - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: BID, Bite, Built-in Test Equipment (BITE)

MOCVD - permalink - collapse

All > Technology > Defense

Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition.
DoD Missile Defense Agency - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: C-B, CB, CBW, Chemical Agent, CRO, NBC, SCE, Toxicity

Mod - permalink - collapse

All > Recreation > Games > World of Warcraft

Modification to a game, either through available tools or by outright hacking, in order to change the game from its original form.
worldofwar.net - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: Cheese, FTL, FTW, game master (gm), gg, GM, Grief, griefing, lamer, onyxia

All > Technology > Defense

(1) Ministry of Defense. (2) Modification.
DoD Missile Defense Agency - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: Defense In-Depth, IMOD, Survivability Operating Modes, Threshold Defense

modaco custom roms (mcr) - permalink - collapse

All > Technology > Telecommunications > Mobile > Android

This is the Modaco Custom ROMS. Modaco is a big name in the rooting community, and he typically releases a stable rooted and customisable version of the stock android roms for phones. Many people use Modaco ROMS because they are extremely similar to the stock roms (for instance they include Sense), but modified to run faster and be more stable, as well as giving the benefit of root and super user access.
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Browse Related Terms: Hack (Hacking), Root, Root access, rooting, SU, z4root

modafinil - permalink - collapse

All > Medicine > Cancer

A drug that is being studied as a treatment for fatigue in patients with cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called stimulants.
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: ABT-751, annamycin, atamestane, BAY 56-3722, BAY 59-8862, BBR 3464, beta alethine, BG00001, BL22 immunotoxin, budesonide, CC-8490, cevimeline, E7070, E7389, EP-2101, EPO906, epratuzumab, ERA-923, everolimus, gabapentin, GTI-2040, lometrexol, MLN2704, MLN591DM1, nimustine, OGX-011, perifosine, phenylbutyrate, PI-88, pirfenidone, porfiromycin, PV701, pyrazoloacridine, R-flurbiprofen, ravuconazole, rebeccamycin, rhizoxin, RPR 109881A, SJG-136, staurosporine, T900607, talotrexin, taurolidine, Virulizin, XRP9881

modal - permalink - collapse

All > Technology > Programming > Java

A dialog is modal if its parent application is blocked from further activity until the dialog has completed. See non-modal.
David J. Barnes - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: connection handshake, ebXML, interrupt, non-modal