ExpertGlossary terms starting with M

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  1. mph Miles per hour.
  2. MPI (The Message Passing Interface) The Message Passing Interface is an application interface allowing formatted messages to enter and leave an application.
  3. MPILIB (Multiple Precision Integer Library) This is the common name for the set of RSA routines used in PGP 2.3a and previous, as well as the international versions of PGP.
  4. MPL Multiple Pulse Laser. 189
  5. MPNST A type of soft tissue sarcoma that develops in cells that form a protective sheath (covering) around peripheral nerves, which are nerves that are outside…
  6. MPOF (Multiple Points of Failure) More than one point of failure that can bring down an Serviceguard cluster.
  7. MPOS Million Operations Per Second.
  8. MPP Massively Parallel Processor.
  9. MPRS Mission Planning Rehearsal System.
  10. MPS (1) Multiple Protective Shelters (once to be used for basing MX). (2) Main Propulsion System.
  11. MPT Manpower, Personnel, and Training.
  12. MPTS Manpower, Personnel, Training, and Safety.
  13. MR more
  14. MRB Material Review Board.
  15. MRBM Medium Range Ballistic Missile.
  16. MRC (1) Maintenance Requirements Card (Navy ILS term). (2) Major Regional Conflict/Contingency.
  17. MRCTS Missile Round Cable Test Set.
  18. MRD Mission Requirements Document.
  19. MRDA Mission Requirements and Definition Analysis.
  20. MRF Medium Range Forecast model, the medium-range computer model run by the United States (NOAA).
  21. MRGL Marginal
  22. MRH (Magneto-Resistive Head) a read head technology designed to support data acquisition from media with very high recording densities. See GMR.
  23. MRI A procedure in which radio waves and a powerful magnet linked to a computer are used to create detailed pictures of areas inside the body.
  24. MRJ A specific SETA contractor.
  25. MRL Multiple Rocket Launcher.
  26. MRM (messaging records management) Records management technology in Exchange 2007 that helps organizations to reduce the legal risks that are associated with e-mail and other communications.
  27. mRNA See Messenger RNA.
  28. MRNG Morning
  29. MROC (1) Mobile Regional Operations Center. (2) Multiple Required Operational Capabilities.
  30. MRP Missile Round Pallet.
  31. MRR Mission Readiness Review (AFMC term).
  32. MRSA Material Readiness Support Agency (US. Army).
  33. MRSI A noninvasive imaging method that provides information about cellular activity (metabolic information).
  34. MRSS Mobile Range Safety System.
  35. MRTFB Major Range and Test Facility Base.
  36. MRTG Multi-Router Traffic Grapher. A Web-based tool for monitoring traffic and other SNMP variables on network connections. See also "Cricket."
  37. MRU Abbreviation for minimum recognition units. See: dAb.
  38. MRV Maneuverable Reentry Vehicle.
  39. MRVIS Mid-Apogee Reentry Vehicle Intercept System.
  40. MS Milestones.
  41. MS 209 A substance that is being studied for its ability to make cancer cells respond better to chemotherapy drugs to which they have become resistant.
  42. MS connectors Surface delays for use when shooting with detonating cord.
  43. MS I Milestone I (DD 5000 term).
  44. MS II Milestone Two (DD 5000 term). 190
  45. MS III Milestone Three (DD 5000 term).
  46. MS IV Milestone Four (DD 5000 term).
  47. MS-275 A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancers of the blood. It belongs to the family of drugs called histone deacetylase inhibitors.
  48. MS-DOS Microsoft (MS)-Disc Operating System. Used in PCs as the control system.
  49. MSAG Multi-functional Self-Aligned Gate.
  50. MSBF (Mean Swaps Between Failures) the average number of swaps a jukebox or tape library can be expected to deliver before maintenance is required.
  51. MSC (1) Military Sealift Command. (2) Mission Support Configuration. (3) Major Subordinate Command.
  52. MSC (Mobile Switching Center) A Mobile Switching Center (MSC) is a unit within a cellular phone network that automatically coordinates and switches calls in a given cell.
  53. mscf One thousand standard cubic feet.
  54. MSD Modular Security Device.
  55. msDS-ResultantPSO A user object attribute that can be queried to retrieve the distinguished name of the Password Settings object (PSO) that is applied to the user.
  56. MSE (1) Mobile Subscriber Equipment (PATRIOT). (2) Multiple Simultaneous Engagements.
  57. MSEL Master Scenario Events List.
  58. msExchMessageJournalRecipient attribute This attribute specifies the journal mailbox for the particular mailbox store.
  59. MSFC Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL.
  60. MSG Message
  61. MSGDB Message Database.
  62. MSI A change that occurs in the DNA of certain cells (such as tumor cells) in which the number of repeats of microsatellites (short, repeated sequences of…
  63. MSIC Missile and Space Intelligence Center (DIA), Redstone Arsenal, AL.
  64. MSL (Mean Sea Level) - The arithmetic mean of hourly water elevations observed over a specific 19-year tidal epoch.
  65. MSLP Mean sea level pressure
  66. MSLS Multi-Service Launch System (Minuteman).
  67. MSN can refer to Microsoft Network and their search engine
  68. MSN Search Search engine built by Microsoft. MSN is the default search provider in Internet Explorer.
  69. MSPS Mega Sample Per Second.
  70. MSR Missile Site Radar.
  71. MSS (1) Midcourse Surveillance System. (2) Multi-Satellite System. (ARPA). (3) Management Support System. (4) Modeling and Simulation Support.
  72. MSSS Maui Space Surveillance Site.
  73. MST Mountain Standard Time
  74. MSTI Miniature Sensor Technology Integration satellite.
  75. MSTLY Mostly
  76. MSTR Moisture
  77. MSTS (1) Midcourse Surveillance and Tracking System. (2) Multi Source Tactical System.
  78. MSU Mass Storage Unit ( TelComm /Computer term).
  79. MSWG Milestone Working Group.
  80. MSX Midcourse Space Experiment.
  81. MT Main Tank
  82. MTA Abbreviation for message transfer agent.
  83. MTA (message transfer agent) The component in all versions of Exchange Server that transfers messages between servers using the X.400 protocol. [Exchange 2000]
  84. MTA Check A command line tool that can be used to check the message transfer agent (MTA) database consistency of Exchange MTA, and to repair the MTA database if…
  85. MTACCS Marine Tactical Air Command and Control System.
  86. MTB(EME) Mean Time Between (Equipment Malfunction Event).
  87. MTBCF Mean Time Between Critical Failures ((ILS term).
  88. MTBE Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) is an ether compound used as a gasoline blending component to raise the oxygen content of gasoline.
  89. MTBF Mean Time Between Failures.
  90. MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) Average time between failures. Used to compute the reliability of devices/equipment.
  91. MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) The average time between expected device failures.
  92. MTBFS MTBF Software (ILS term).
  93. MTBM Mean Time Between Maintenance (ILS term).
  94. MTBMA Mean Time Between Maintenance Actions (ILS term).
  95. MTBO Abbreviation for mean time between outages.
  96. MTBR Mean Time Between Removals (ILS term).
  97. MTC (Massachusetts Technology Collaborative) MTC is the state's quasi-public development agency for renewable energy and the innovation economy, which is responsible for one-quarter of all jobs in…
  98. MTCR Missile Technology Control Regime.
  99. MTD The highest dose of a drug or treatment that does not cause unacceptable side effects.
  100. MTDL (Mean Time until Data Loss) the average time until a component failure can be expected to cause data loss. This includes the consideration that RAID redundancy can protect against…