Technology terms starting with M

1,143 terms

  1. MRC (1) Maintenance Requirements Card (Navy ILS term). (2) Major Regional Conflict/Contingency.
  2. MRCTS Missile Round Cable Test Set.
  3. MRD Mission Requirements Document.
  4. MRDA Mission Requirements and Definition Analysis.
  5. MRH (Magneto-Resistive Head) a read head technology designed to support data acquisition from media with very high recording densities. See GMR.
  6. MRJ A specific SETA contractor.
  7. MRL Multiple Rocket Launcher.
  8. 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.
  9. MROC (1) Mobile Regional Operations Center. (2) Multiple Required Operational Capabilities.
  10. MRP Missile Round Pallet.
  11. MRR Mission Readiness Review (AFMC term).
  12. MRSA Material Readiness Support Agency (US. Army).
  13. MRSS Mobile Range Safety System.
  14. MRTFB Major Range and Test Facility Base.
  15. MRTG Multi-Router Traffic Grapher. A Web-based tool for monitoring traffic and other SNMP variables on network connections. See also "Cricket."
  16. MRV Maneuverable Reentry Vehicle.
  17. MRVIS Mid-Apogee Reentry Vehicle Intercept System.
  18. MS Milestones.
  19. MS I Milestone I (DD 5000 term).
  20. MS II Milestone Two (DD 5000 term). 190
  21. MS III Milestone Three (DD 5000 term).
  22. MS IV Milestone Four (DD 5000 term).
  23. MS-DOS Microsoft (MS)-Disc Operating System. Used in PCs as the control system.
  24. MSAG Multi-functional Self-Aligned Gate.
  25. MSBF (Mean Swaps Between Failures) the average number of swaps a jukebox or tape library can be expected to deliver before maintenance is required.
  26. MSC (1) Military Sealift Command. (2) Mission Support Configuration. (3) Major Subordinate Command.
  27. 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.
  28. MSD Modular Security Device.
  29. 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.
  30. MSE (1) Mobile Subscriber Equipment (PATRIOT). (2) Multiple Simultaneous Engagements.
  31. MSEL Master Scenario Events List.
  32. msExchMessageJournalRecipient attribute This attribute specifies the journal mailbox for the particular mailbox store.
  33. MSFC Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL.
  34. MSG Message
  35. MSGDB Message Database.
  36. 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…
  37. MSIC Missile and Space Intelligence Center (DIA), Redstone Arsenal, AL.
  38. MSL (Mean Sea Level) - The arithmetic mean of hourly water elevations observed over a specific 19-year tidal epoch.
  39. MSLS Multi-Service Launch System (Minuteman).
  40. MSN can refer to Microsoft Network and their search engine
  41. MSN Search Search engine built by Microsoft. MSN is the default search provider in Internet Explorer.
  42. MSPS Mega Sample Per Second.
  43. MSR Missile Site Radar.
  44. MSS (1) Midcourse Surveillance System. (2) Multi-Satellite System. (ARPA). (3) Management Support System. (4) Modeling and Simulation Support.
  45. MSSS Maui Space Surveillance Site.
  46. MSTI Miniature Sensor Technology Integration satellite.
  47. MSTS (1) Midcourse Surveillance and Tracking System. (2) Multi Source Tactical System.
  48. MSU Mass Storage Unit ( TelComm /Computer term).
  49. MSWG Milestone Working Group.
  50. MSX Midcourse Space Experiment.
  51. MT Main Tank
  52. MTA Abbreviation for message transfer agent.
  53. MTA (message transfer agent) The component in all versions of Exchange Server that transfers messages between servers using the X.400 protocol. [Exchange 2000]
  54. 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…
  55. MTACCS Marine Tactical Air Command and Control System.
  56. MTB(EME) Mean Time Between (Equipment Malfunction Event).
  57. MTBCF Mean Time Between Critical Failures ((ILS term).
  58. MTBF Mean Time Between Failures.
  59. MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) The average time between expected device failures.
  60. MTBFS MTBF Software (ILS term).
  61. MTBM Mean Time Between Maintenance (ILS term).
  62. MTBMA Mean Time Between Maintenance Actions (ILS term).
  63. MTBO Abbreviation for mean time between outages.
  64. MTBR Mean Time Between Removals (ILS term).
  65. MTCR Missile Technology Control Regime.
  66. MTD The highest dose of a drug or treatment that does not cause unacceptable side effects.
  67. 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…
  68. MTDS Minimum Technical Data Set (ACDP term).
  69. MTE (Message Transfer Envelope) A MAPI message that holds the delivery information for a message.
  70. Mtg Meeting.
  71. MTI Moving Target Indicator.
  72. MTM Maneuvering Tactical Missile.
  73. MTMC Military Traffic Management Control.
  74. MTN Mountain
  75. MTOE Modified Table of Organization and Equipment.
  76. MTOP Management Task Order Plan.
  77. MTS Mountains
  78. MTSR Abbreviation for mean time to service restoral.
  79. MTTR Mean Time To Repair.
  80. MTTR (Mean Time To Repair) Average time to repair. The higher the number, the more costly and difficult to fix.
  81. MTTRS Mean Time to Restore System.
  82. MTTV Maneuvering Tactical Target Vehicle.
  83. MTU Military Training Unit (ILS term).
  84. MTV Maneuvering Target Vehicle. A Hera target booster with a Pershing II reentry vehicle.
  85. MTWS MAGTF Tactical Warfare Simulation.
  86. mu-law (µ-law) See mu-law (-law) algorithm.
  87. mu-law (µ-law) algorithm A standard analog signal compression algorithm, used in digital communications systems of the North American digital hierarchy, to optimize, i.e.
  88. mudbox Equipment that is sufficiently rugged to withstand adverse environments. Note: A mudbox is expected to operate unsheltered on the ground.
  89. MUE Mission Unique Equipment. 192
  90. MUF Abbreviation for maximum usable frequency.
  91. MUI Pack A set of technologies that enable a multilingual Windows installation.
  92. muldem Acronym for multiplexer/ demultiplexer.
  93. Multi Carrier Toll Free Service The capability resulting from the portability order that enabled multiple carriers to use the LEC Features such as Percent Allocation in the SMS/800 to…
  94. Multi Dimensional Scaling The process of taking shapshots of documents in a database to discover topical clusters through the use of latent semantic indexing.
  95. Multi-AZ deployment A primary DB instance that has a synchronous standby replica in a different Availability Zone.
  96. multi-center exchange An exchange area in which are located two or more local central office buildings or wire centers. [47 CFR Pt.36-A]
  97. multi-class Comprising or containing information of more than one security class [CESG].
  98. multi-class device A device required to store or process information of more than one security class simultaneously [CESG].
  99. multi-element dipole antenna An antenna consisting of an arrangement of multiple dipole antennas. Note: Various directivity patterns may be obtained by varying the arrangement of the…
  100. multi-homed host A computer that is connected to more than one physical data link; these data links may or may not be attached to the same network. [Bahorsky]