Minimum Essential CoverageThe type of coverage an individual needs to have to meet the individual responsibility requirement under the Affordable Care Act.
Minimum finance chargeA minimum finance charge is a fee collected by a credit card issuer each billing period.
Minimum flowNegotiated lowest flow in a regulated stream that will sustain an aquatic population of agreed-upon levels. Flow may vary seasonally.
minimum inoculum sizeThe critical volume of inoculum required to initiate culture growth, due to the diffusive loss of cell materials into the medium.
Minimum interest chargeThe minimum amount of interest you will be charged if you are charged any interest. For example, if your total interest charge is $0.
minimum mapping unitsFor a given map scale, the size or dimension below which a long narrow feature is represented as a line and a small area as a point.
Minimum operating levelThe lowest level to which the reservoir is drawn down under normal operating conditions.
Minimum PaymentThe minimum dollar amount that must be paid each month on a loan, line of credit, or other debt.
minimum picture intervalThe minimum time between the television pictures that have been selected for encoding. Note: ITU-T Recommendation H.
Minimum Required Accomplishment sNecessary tasks that must be completed during an acquisition phase prior to the next milestone decision review.
Minimum Required AccomplishmentsNecessary tasks that must be completed during an acquisition phase prior to the next milestone decision review.
Minimum required distribution (MRD)A minimum required distribution is the smallest amount you can take each year from your retirement savings plan once you've reached the mandatory…
Minimum size limitA fishing regulation which protect smaller fish. Fish not meeting the minimum size must be released.
minimum-dispersion windowThe window of an optical fiber at which material dispersion is very small. Note 1: In silica-based fibers, the minimum-dispersion window occurs at a…
minimum-loss windowOf an optical fiber, the transmission window at which the attenuation coefficient is at or near the theoretical (quantum-limited) minimum.
MiningUsually removal of soil or rock having value because of its chemical composition.
Mining claimThat portion of the public mineral lands which a miner, for mining purposes, takes and holds in accordance with the mining laws.
Mining water useWater use during quarrying rocks and extracting minerals from the land.
minisatelliteA form of variable number tandem repeats in which the repeat unit size ranges from 10-100 bp. Used for DNA fingerprinting following Southern hybridization.
minituberSmall tubers (5-15 mm in diameter) formed on shoot cultures or cuttings of tuber-forming crops, such as potato.
Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association (MCHA)The Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association (MCHA) offers policies of individual health insurance to Minnesota residents who have been turned down for…
MinnesotaCareMinnesotaCare is a subsidized health care coverage program for lower income Minnesotans who do not have access to affordable employer-based health care…
minocycline-EDTA(min-oh-SY-kleen ...) A substance being studied in the treatment of bacterial infections from catheters (flexible tubes used to deliver fluids into or…
Minor ApplicationAn application, other than a major application, that requires attention to security due to the risk and magnitude of harm resulting from the loss, misuse…
Minor ChildA son or daughter who is under a state's age of legal competence, which is age 18 in most states.
Minor FloodingA general term indicating minimal or no property damage but possibly some public inconvenience.
Minor Tidal OverflowMinor flooding caused by high tides that results in little if any damage.
Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI)A national HHS initiative that provides special resources to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS and improve health outcomes for people living with HIV/AIDS…
Minority CarrierA current carrier, either an electron or a hole, that is in the minority in a specific layer of a semiconductor material; the diffusion of minority…
Minority interestAll shareholders whose combined shares represent less than half of the total outstanding shares issued by a corporation have a minority interest in that…
Minority populationIncludes Hispanic, American Indian, or Alaskan Native; Asian; Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; Black (not of Hispanic origin) or African…
MIP testA test that measures the strength of the muscles used in breathing. A person inhales and exhales through a device called a manometer, and the pressures…
Miraluma testA type of breast imaging test that is used to detect cancer cells in the breasts of some women who have had abnormal mammograms, or who have dense breast…
Miranda warningRequirement that police tell a suspect in their custody of his or her constitutional rights before they question him or her.
MirrorA reflecting surface of various physical shapes (parabolic, nearly flat, or flat) used to reflect and/or concentrate the sun's energy to specific…
Mirror ImageUsed in computer forensic investigations and some electronic discovery investigations, a mirror image is a bit-by-bit copy of a computer hard drive that…
Mirror SiteA file server containing a duplicate set of files located in a different geographic area for the purposes of managing heavy traffic, providing security…
Mirror SitesMultiple copies of web sites or web pages, often on different servers. The process of registering these multiple copies with search engines is often…
MIS (Management Information Systems)In general, a computer-based system that provides IT personnel with the necessary tools for categorizing, assessing, and efficiently running an…
misalignment lossSee angular misalignment loss, gap loss, lateral offset loss.
mismatchThe occurrence of a non-complementary pairs of bases in a double helix of DNA, e.g. A:C, G:T.
mismatch repairA DNA repair process that corrects mismatched base pairs.
Misnamed FilesA technique used to disguise a files content by changing the files name to something innocuous or altering its extension to a different type of file…
misoprostolA radioprotective agent that belongs to the family of drugs called prostaglandins.
MisoscaleThe scale of meteorological phenomena that ranges in size from 40 meters to about 4 kilometers. It includes rotation within a thunderstorm.
MisrepresentationMisrepresentation is a statement that was false at the time it was made.
missed call notificationAn e-mail message that is sent to a Unified Messaging subscriber that indicates that someone called but did not leave a message. [Exchange 2007]
missense mutationA mutation that changes a codon for one amino acid into a codon specifying another amino acid.
MISSIMultilevel Information Systems Security Initiative.
Missile Defense National Team (MDNT)A collaborative enterprise of the missile defense community that is focused on executing a single program of research and development work to develop a…
Missile Defense Warning ConditionA situation of peril declared by the competent military commander, that a ballistic missile attack is probable (Missile Defense Warning Yellow), imminent…
Missile DestructIntentional destruction of a missile or similar vehicle for safety or other reasons.
Missile Guidance SystemA system that evaluates flight information, correlates it with target data, determines the desired flight path of a missile, and communicates the…
Missile Intercept ZoneThat geographical division of the destruction area where surface-to-air missiles have primary responsibility for destruction of airborne objects.
Missile Release LineThe line at which an attacking aircraft could launch an air-to-surface missile against a specific target.
Missile Warning Center (MWC)Located in CMAFB, the MWC is operated by USSPACECOM to fulfill ballistic missile TW/AA responsibilities of USCINCSPACE to external users to whom there are…
Missing PaymentA payment that has been made but not credited to the appropriate account.
Mission(1) The task, together with the purpose, which clearly indicates the action to be taken and the reason therefore.
Mission AreaA segment of the defense mission as established by the Secretary of Defense. Each DoD component has a mission area (i.e.
Mission Area Analysis (MAA)Continuous analysis of assigned mission responsibilities in the several mission areas to identify deficiencies in the current and projected capabilities…