Technology terms starting with M

1,143 terms

  1. MBR (Mail-based replication) A mechanism to replicate directory information through a messaging transport. This term applies to Exchange 5.
  2. MBRV Maneuvering Ballistic Reentry Vehicle.
  3. MC (1) Mission Control. (2) See Midcourse phase. (3) Mission Capable (ILS term). (4) Military Committee.
  4. MCA Micro Channel Architecture ( TelComm /Computer term).
  5. MCAS Marine Corps Air Station.
  6. MCASS MTACCS Common Application Support Software.
  7. MCBM Midcourse Battle Manager.
  8. MCC Mesoscale Convective Complex. A large MCS, generally round or oval-shaped, which normally reaches peak intensity at night.
  9. MCCC Mobile Consolidated Command Center.
  10. MCCDC Marine Corps Combat Development Center.
  11. MCCR Mission Critical Computer Resources.
  12. MCE Mission Control Element.
  13. MCG Midcourse Guidance.
  14. MCI Midcourse Interceptor.
  15. MCLOR Marine Corps LORA Model (USMC ILS term).
  16. MCM Multi-Chip Module. 178
  17. MCOTEA Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation [Command].
  18. MCP (1) Materiel Change Package (US Army term). (2) Military Construction Program.
  19. MCPDM Marine Corps Program Decision Making.
  20. MCRDAC Marine Corps Research, Development & Acquisition Command.
  21. MCS Abbreviation for multiple cloning site. See: polylinker.
  22. MCSS (1) Midcourse Surveillance System. (2) Military Communications Satellite System.
  23. MCT Mercury Cadmium Telluride (cf. HgCdTe ).
  24. MCTE Mission, Course of Action, Task, and Element Control Directives.
  25. MCTL Militarily Critical Technologies List.
  26. MCTR Missile Control Technology Regime.
  27. MCU (Multipoint Control Unit) A reference to the T.120 protocol that allows clients to connect to data conferencing sessions.
  28. MCV Mission Capable Vehicle.
  29. MD Mesoscale Discussion- When conditions actually begin to shape up for severe weather, SPC (Storm Prediction Center) often issues a Mesoscale Discussion…
  30. MD5 message-digest algorithm meant for digital signature applications where a large message has to be compressed in a secure manner before being signed with…
  31. MD5 (Message Digest Algorithm #5) The message digest algorithm used in PGP is the MD5 Message Digest Algorithm, placed in the public domain by RSA Data Security, Inc.
  32. MDA Abbreviation for multiple drop array. See: microdroplet array.
  33. MDAHWG Missile Defense Ad Hoc Working Group.
  34. MDAP Major Defense Acquisition Program.
  35. MDART Missile Defense Activities Review Team.
  36. MDB (message database) An instance of a database implemented in Exchange server. A single MDB is normally identified as being public or private depending on the type of data…
  37. MDBIC Missile Defense Barrel Integration Center.
  38. MDC Midcourse Data Center, Advanced Research Center, Huntsville, AL.
  39. MDCI Multi-Discipline Counterintelligence.
  40. MDDC Missile Defense Data Center, USASSDC, Huntsville, AL.
  41. MDF Abbreviation for main distribution frame.
  42. MDP Manufacturing Data Package.
  43. MDR (1) Medium Data Rate ( TelComms /Computer term). (2) Milestone Decision Review. (3) Multi-national Defense Research.
  44. MDSC Missile Defense Scientific and Technical Information Center.
  45. MDSTC Missile Defense and Space Technology Center.
  46. MDT Moderate (or) Mountain Daylight Time
  47. MDTD Mean Downtime Documentation (ILS term).
  48. MDTOA Mean Downtime for Outside Assistance (ILS term). 179
  49. MDTOR Mean Downtime for Other Reasons (ILS term).
  50. MDTT Mean Downtime for Training (ILS term).
  51. MDW Mass Destruction Weapons.
  52. ME/VA Mission Essential/Vulnerable Area
  53. MEA Mission Effectiveness Analysis (JFACC term).
  54. meaconing A system of receiving radio beacon signals and rebroadcasting them on the same frequency to confuse navigation.
  55. MEADS See Medium Extended Air Defense System.
  56. mean power (of a radio transmitter) The average power supplied to the antenna transmission line by a transmitter during an interval of time sufficiently long compared with the lowest…
  57. mean time between failures (MTBF) A measure of the reliability of an item. Defined as the total functioning life of an item divided by the total number of failures within the population…
  58. mean time between outages (MTBO) In a system, the mean time between equipment failures that result in loss of system continuity or unacceptable degradation.
  59. mean time to repair (MTTR) The total elapsed time for corrective maintenance divided by the total number of corrective maintenance actions during a given period of time.
  60. Mean Time to Restore System (MTTRS) A measure of the system maintainability parameter related to availability and readiness.
  61. mean time to service restoral (MTSR) The mean time to restore service following system failures that result in a service outage.
  62. MEASAT Malaysia East Asia Satellite.
  63. Measure of Effectiveness (MOE) The quantitative expression (sometimes modified by subjective judgment) of the success of a system in achieving a specified objective.
  64. measured blocking threshold A value for measured blocking above which there is a statistically significant probability that the design blocking objective is not being met. [T1.
  65. measured-rate service Telephone service for which charges are made in accordance with the total connection time of the line.
  66. measurement period See performance measurement period.
  67. MEC Mission Essentially Code (ILS term).
  68. mechanical splice Of optical fibers, a splice, i.e., permanent joint, accomplished by aligning the mating fibers in some kind of mechanical fixture.
  69. Mechanical Turk Amazon.com program which allows you to hire humans to perform easy tasks that computers are bad at.
  70. mechanically induced modulation Optical signal modulation induced by mechanical means. Note: An example of deleterious mechanically induced modulation is speckle noise created in a…
  71. mechanically intermateable connectors Connectors that are mechanically mateable, without creating mechanical damage, and without regard to attenuation properties.
  72. Mechanism the means by which an effect or change is produced.
  73. Media Any organization in the business of informing the public with news or commentary.
  74. media converter Synonym medium access unit (MAU).
  75. Media Sanitization A general term referring to the actions taken to render data written on media unrecoverable by both ordinary and extraordinary means.
  76. media stream A sequence of presentation units intended to convey some specific content. [T1.801.04-1997]
  77. mediated search A search for documentary material or information about documentary material during which the person searching is assisted by NARA personnel.
  78. Mediation Mediation is an informal, voluntary method of resolving disputes, in which the parties in conflict meet with a trained, independent third party to come up…
  79. mediation function In telecommunications network management, a function that routes or acts on information passing between network elements and network operations.
  80. medium (pl.: media) 1. In plant tissue culture, a term for the liquid or solid formulation upon which plant cells, tissues or organs develop.
  81. medium access unit (MAU) In a communications system, the equipment that adapts or formats the signal for transmittal over the communication medium.
  82. Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) Space vehicles characterized by orbits between 400 and 10,000 nautical miles, longer duration revolution (2 to 12 hours), longer visibility envelopes (10…
  83. Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) A lightweight, highly transportable, low-to-medium altitude air defense and theater missile defense system designed to protect critical fixed and…
  84. medium frequency (MF) Frequencies from 300 kHz to 3000 kHz. See electromagnetic spectrum.
  85. medium interface connector (MIC) In communications systems, the connector at the interface point between the bus interface unit and the terminal, i.e., the medium interface point.
  86. medium interface point (MIP) In communication systems, the location at which the standards for the interface parameters between a terminal and the line facility are implemented.
  87. Medium Power Lasers Lasers that radiate power less than 1 MW, normally used to detect, identify, track, and designate a target vehicle.
  88. Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) A ballistic missile with a range from about 600 to 1,500 nautical miles.
  89. Medium Wavelength Infrared (MWIR) Thermal radiation emitted by a source in the electromagnetic spectrum encompassing infrared wavelengths of 3 to 6 microns. 180
  90. medium-power talker A hypothetical talker, within a log-normal distribution of talkers, whose volume lies at the medium power of all talkers determining the volume…
  91. medium-term bit error rate Bit error rate that can be encountered for relatively short time periods (e.g., minutes), due to temporary malfunctions of, for example, transmission…
  92. Meeting Workspace A specialized Sharepoint Services site. Can be created directly in SPS or in Outlook as a part of a meeting request.
  93. Meeting Workspace site A Web site based on a Meeting Workspace site template that is used for planning, posting, and working together on meeting materials, and following up…
  94. MEF Marine Expeditionary Force.
  95. Megabyte A unit of information or computer storage abbreviated as M orMB, equal to 1,024 x 1,024 = 1,048,576 bytes.
  96. megahertz (MHz) A unit of frequency denoting one million (106) Hz.
  97. MEILSR Minimum Essential ILS Requirements (NSA term).
  98. MEL (1) Maintenance Expenditure Limit. (2) Mobile Erector Launcher.
  99. MEM (1) Mission Effectiveness Model. (2) Mission Equipment Modernization.
  100. member Member means any person who has been admitted to membership in the Connecticut credit union in accordance with state law.