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  1. marking bias The uniform lengthening of all marking signal pulse widths at the expense of the pulse widths of all spacing pulses.
  2. marking end distortion See end distortion.
  3. marking interface An interface with no methods.
  4. marking pulse Synonym mark.
  5. marking signal Synonym mark.
  6. Marking to Market Process of determining the value of an asset based upon the going market rate for like assets on any given day.
  7. Markup When you buy securities from a broker-dealer or market maker, you pay a markup.
  8. Markush Claim See Claim, Markush.
  9. Markush doctrine When materials recited in a claim are so related as to constitute claiming the members of the claimed group in the alternative, such as "selected from the…
  10. Markush Group In a claim, a finite group from which an element is selected. See Claim, Markush.
  11. MAROB A voluntary marine observation program of the National Weather Service in the early stages of development whose goal is to solicit meteorological and…
  12. marquee In computer display, a line of alphanumeric characters that scrolls through, and within, a defined area (window). 2.
  13. Married Filing Joint filing status You are married and both you and your spouse agree to file a joint return. (On a joint return, you report your combined income and deduct your combined…
  14. Married Filing Separate filing status You must be married. This method may benefit you if you want to be responsible only for your own tax or if this method results in less tax than a joint…
  15. MARS Machine Assisted Reference Section
  16. Marsh An area of low-lying wetlands dominated by grasslike plants.
  17. Marshal In federal court, the individual that serves process on behalf of an indigent party to an action.
  18. MARSYSCOM US Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, VA
  19. MART-1 antigen (..AN-tih-jen) A substance found on the surface of melanoma cells. It is being used to develop cancer vaccines that may help the immune system kill cancer…
  20. Martian 1. [Slang] Pertaining to packets that are delivered to the wrong network as the result of bogus routing entries. [After Bahorsky] 2.
  21. Martindale-HubbellLaw Directory A publication consisting of several volumes which contains names, addresses, specialties and rating of United States lawyers; also includes digests of…
  22. Martingale Betting System A type of Double-Up System whereby you double your bets after every loss. Meaning that when you win, you'll win back all of your loss, plus the payoff for…
  23. Martingale System a system where the player may win at roulette by choosing to bet on one with a 50-50 chance of winning and then just continue to double the bet every time…
  24. MARV Maneuverable Reentry Vehicle.
  25. MARVIS Mid-Apogee Reentry Vehicle Intercept System.
  26. Maryland Children’s Health Program (MCHP) Low-income children may qualify for free or low-cost health coverage through MCHP, available through Maryland Health Connection.
  27. Maryland Health Insurance Program (MHIP) MHIP is the public insurance plan available to individuals who have not been able to qualify for insurance based on a pre-existing condition.
  28. MAS Abbreviation for marker-assisted selection.
  29. maser Acronym for microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. A member of the general class of microwave oscillators based on molecular…
  30. mash A mixture of grain and other ingredients with water to prepare wort for brewing operations.
  31. MASINT Measurement and Signature Intelligence.
  32. mask In communications systems, to obscure, hide, or otherwise prevent information from being derived from a signal.
  33. mask work images that are used to create the layers of a semiconductor chip product -- see MPEP Appendix R §150.1 (d) for more
  34. masked threshold The level at which an indistinguishable signal of interest becomes distinguishable from other signals or noise.
  35. masking 1. In television and video technology, a process in which color signals are used to modify each other for the purpose of altering their color rendition.
  36. masking character A character that is used to represent optional characters at the front, middle, and end of a search term.
  37. Masonry Material such as brick, rock, or stone.
  38. Masonry dam Any dam constructed mainly of stone, brick or concrete blocks jointed with mortar.
  39. Masonry Stove A type of heating appliance similar to a fireplace, but much more efficient and clean burning.
  40. masoprocol (mah-SOH-proh-kole) A drug put on the skin to treat growths caused by sun exposure.
  41. MASPAR Massive Parallel Processors (TMD-GBR).
  42. masquerade 1. The pretense by an entity to be a different entity in order to gain unauthorized access. [2382-pt.8] 2.
  43. Masquerading When an unauthorized agent claims the identity of another agent it is said to be masquerading.
  44. Mass balance The application of the principle of the conservation of matter.
  45. Mass Burn Facility A type of municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration facility in which MSW is burned with only minor presorting to remove oversize, hazardous, or explosive…
  46. Mass care center A facility for providing emergency lodging and care for people made temporarily homeless by an emergency or disaster.
  47. mass closure (%) The percent by weight of the total samples extracted from the biomass sample compared to the weight of the original sample.
  48. Mass Concrete Any large volume of concrete cast-in-place, generally as a monolithic structure.
  49. Mass Curve A graph of the cumulative values of a hydrologic quantity (such as precipitation or runoff), generally as ordinate, plotted against time or date.
  50. Mass Defect When two subatomic particles are bound together, their bound mass is slightly different than their mass if each particle is measured separately.
  51. Mass or mainstream tourism Terms commonly but loosely used to refer to popular forms of leisure tourism pioneered in southern Europe, the Caribbean, and North America in the 1960s…
  52. mass point Irregularly distributed sample points, each with an x,y location and a z value, which are used as the basic elements to build a tin.
  53. Mass Raid Many Red ballistic missiles launched toward CONUS from several launch areas. A mass ASAT raid consists of several ASATs attacking Blue satellites.
  54. mass selection As practised in plant and animal breeding, the selection ofa number of individuals, on the basis of their individual phenotypes, to interbreed to form the…
  55. Mass spectrometers an instrument used to both measure and analyze molecules under study. The process involves introducing enough energy into a target molecule to cause its…
  56. Mass spectrometry this technique can be used to both measure and analyze molecules under study. It involves introducing enough energy into a target molecule to cause its…
  57. mass tax A broad tax that affects a majority of taxpayers.
  58. Massachusetts Sustainable Design Roundtable Created by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs and the Division of Capital Asset Management the Roundtable explores ways in which the…
  59. massage therapy (muh-SAZH THAYR-uh-pee) A treatment in which the soft tissues of the body are kneaded, rubbed, tapped, and stroked.
  60. MassGIS The Commonwealth's Office of Geographic and Environmental Information, within the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs…
  61. Massif A compact portion of a mountain range, containing one or more summits.
  62. Massive head buttress dam A buttress dam in which the buttress is greatly enlarged on the upstream side to span the gap between buttresses. See solid head buttress dam.
  63. MAST Measurement and Simulation Technology-formerly Synthetic Scene Generation Model (SSGM).
  64. Mast cell A type of white blood cell.
  65. mast cell tumor A growth or lump of mast cells (a type of white blood cell). Mast cell tumors can involve the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and muscle tissue.
  66. Mastectomy (ma-STEK-toh-mee) Surgery to remove the breast (or as much of the breast tissue as possible).
  67. master Pertaining to microforms, the master is the original film from which duplicates are made.
  68. Master Boot Record See Boot Sector.
  69. master clock A device that generates periodic, accurately spaced signals that are used for such purposes as timing, regulation of the operations of a processor, or…
  70. master file (MF) the unique mandatory file containing access conditions and optionally DFs (dedicated files) and/or EFs (extended frames). [T1.707-1998]
  71. Master File Table (MFT) A unique system file that essentially acts as a database, containing information on all the files and subdirectories located within the NTFS logical…
  72. master frequency generator In frequency-division multiplexing (FDM), equipment used to provide system end-to-end carrier frequency synchronization and frequency accuracy of tones.
  73. master key Within a hierarchy of encrypting keys and transaction keys, the highest level of key-encrypting key. [After X9.24]
  74. master node A process running on an Amazon Machine Image that keeps track of the work its core and task nodes complete.
  75. master oscillator Synonym master frequency generator.
  76. Master Plan The term has two meanings: 1) a permit type issued to large residential or commercial buildings that sets a building-wide standard for future changes that…
  77. master station In a data network, the station that is designated by the control station to ensure data transfer to one or more slave stations.
  78. Master's or higher degree in a specialty related to the intended employment Master's or higher degree in a specialty related to the intended employment means a foreign academic degree from an institution which is accredited or…
  79. master-slave timing Timing in which one station or node supplies the timing reference for all other interconnected stations or nodes.
  80. mastergroup See group.
  81. Mastering Making many copies of a disc from a single master disc.
  82. Mastic A soft sealing material.
  83. mastocytoma (MAS-toh-sy-TOH-muh) A growth or lump of mast cells (a type of white blood cell).
  84. Match Either an exact or approximate replication. If not an exact replication, the approximate replication shall be so designed as to achieve a suitable…
  85. Match Play A casino promotion where players are given special chips that they can bet. They are paid off in regular casino chips on a win.
  86. Match/matching The process of comparing biometric information against a previously stored template(s) and scoring the level of similarity.
  87. matched junction A waveguide component having four or more ports, and so arranged that if all ports except one are terminated in the correct impedance, there will be no…
  88. matched name selection method The mechanism used to help a caller differentiate between users with names that match the touch-tone or speech input. [Exchange 2007]
  89. Matching See "pattern matching".
  90. Matching Ballistic Reentry Vehicle (MBRV) Four reentry vehicle designs (MBRV 1-4) developed to serve as threat representative theater targets.
  91. Matching contribution A matching contribution is money your employer adds to your salary reduction retirement savings account, such as a 401(k).
  92. Matching Funds Under the COPS MORE program, the COPS Office provides funding for up to 75 percent of the cost of equipment, technology, or salaries and fringe benefits…
  93. matching gel See gel.
  94. Matching Target Reentry Vehicle (MTRV) Threat representative reentry vehicle developed for GMD Program by Sandia Labs. Planned for use on IFT 9-14.
  95. material absorption See absorption.
  96. Material Advisor Any person who: Provides any material aid, assistance, or advice with respect to organizing, managing, promoting, selling, implementing, insuring, or…
  97. material dispersion See dispersion.
  98. material dispersion coefficient [M(λ)] In an optical fiber, pulse broadening per unit length of fiber and unit spectral width, usually expressed in picoseconds per…
  99. Material fact Material fact means a significant item of information on the LCA, such as: the number of H-1B workers sought; the occupational classification for the…
  100. Material Fielding Plan Plan to ensure smooth transition of system from developer to user.