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11201. Message Authentication Code Cite An algorithm that allows a receiver to ensure that a block of data has retained its integrity from the time it was sent until the time it was received.
11202. Message Authentication Code (MAC) Cite A cryptographic checksum on data that uses a symmetric key to detect both accidental and intentional modifications of the data.
11203. message body Cite 1. For the single message format, the message words. 2. For the multiple message format, the parameter messages. [After T1.401-1998]
11204. message broadcast Cite An electronic-mail conference capability using data terminals. Note: Control can be maintained by the user or by the network.
11205. message center Cite See communications center.
11206. message consumer Cite An object created by a JMS session that is used for receiving messages sent to a destination.
11207. message dehydration Cite In Exchange Server 2007, the removal of unnecessary elements, such as MIME content, from queued messages that are cached in memory.
11208. Message Digest Cite A cryptographic checksum, typically generated for a file that can be used to detect changes to the file; Secure Hash Algorithm-1 (SHA-1) is an example of…
11209. Message Digest 5 (MD5) Cite An algorithm for checksum generation for use in security applications. See also "RSA."
11210. message element Cite 1. In e-mail, a specified portion of a message (e.g., the header, the body). [ANSDIT] 2.
11211. message envelope Cite The information contained in an e-mail message that is required to send and deliver a message between messaging servers by using SMTP protocol commands.
11212. message externals Cite Information outside of the message text, such as the header, trailer, etc. [INFOSEC-99]
11213. message feedback Cite A method of checking the accuracy of transmission of data by sending received data back to the sending end for comparison with the original data that have…
11214. message format Cite A predetermined or prescribed spatial or time-sequential arrangement of the parts of a message that is recorded in or on a data storage medium.
11215. message frame Cite A frame that consists of the channel seizure signal, the mark signal, the message, the checksum word, and any possible filler marks. [T1.401-1998]
11216. message handling system (MHS) Cite In the ITU-T X.400 Recommendations, the family of services and protocols that provides the functions for global electronic-mail (e-mail) transfer among…
11217. Message Header Cite Message headers generally contain the identities of the author and recipients, the subject of the message, and the date the message was sent.
11218. message heading Cite In radio communications, the message part or parts that (a) precede the text, i.e.
11219. message ID Cite Amazon SQS: The identifier returned when you send a message to a queue.
11220. message indicator Cite [A] sequence of bits transmitted over a communications system for synchronizing crypto-equipment. Some off-line cryptosystems, such as the [. . .
11221. message part Cite In radio communications, one of the three major subdivisions of a message, namely the heading, the text, or the ending.
11222. message passing Cite We characterize object interactions as message passing. A client object sends a message to a server object by invoking a method from the server's class.
11223. Message Passing Interface (MPI) Cite The Message Passing Interface (MPI) is a library specification for message-passing, proposed as a standard by a broadly based committee of vendors…
11224. message producer Cite An object created by a JMS session that is used for sending messages to a destination.
11225. message register leads Cite Terminal equipment leads at the interface used solely for receiving dc message register pulses from a central office at a PBX so that message unit…
11226. message service Cite Switched service furnished to the general public (as distinguished from private line service).
11227. message signal unit (MSU) Cite A signal unit that contains service information and signaling information fields and is retransmitted by the signaling link control if it is received in…
11228. message switching Cite A method of handling message traffic through a switching center, either from local users or from other switching centers, whereby the message traffic is…
11229. message toll service Cite Synonym message service.
11230. message tracking Cite The tracking of events from the time a message enters an Edge Transport server or Hub Transport server to the time it leaves the any of the Edge Transport…
11231. message transfer agent (MTA) Cite An OSI application process used to store and forward messages as described in the X.400 message handling system. [Bahorsky] Synonym Internet mail agent.
11232. message transfer part Cite The part of a common-channel signaling system that transfers signal messages and performs associated functions, such as error control and signaling link…
11233. message type Cite An assigned value used to identify the feature generating the message. [T1.401-1998]
11234. message type code Cite The mandatory one-octet field that uniquely defines the function and format of each ISDN user-part message. [T1.110-1987]
11235. message unit Cite A unit of measure for charging telephone calls, based on parameters such as the length of the call, the distance called, and/or the time of day. 2.
11236. message word Cite The smallest unit of data in the message body. This normally contains the actual feature data that a subscriber at the customer installation (CI) is…
11237. message-driven bean Cite An enterprise bean that is an asynchronous message consumer. A message-driven bean has no state for a specific client, but its instance variables can…
11238. message-only journaling Cite Message-only journaling creates a copy of all messages and the corresponding P2 message header data to and from users on a mailbox database and sends the…
11239. messaging profile Cite A group of settings that provide Exchange with information about a client's configuration. [Exchange 5.5]
11240. messaging service Cite In integrated services digital networks (ISDN), an interactive telecommunications service that provides for information interchange among users by means…
11241. meta Cite Of or relating to that portion of an HTML document that is not viewable by users through normal use of the browser window, but is readable by search…
11242. meta certificate Cite A certificate, issued to a signatory authority, that displays all co-signature requirements for its signatory certificates. [After X9.45]
11243. Meta Description Cite The meta description tag is typically a sentence or two of content which describes the content of the page.
11244. Meta Keywords Cite The meta keywords tag is a tag which can be used to highlight keywords and keyword phrases which the page is targeting.
11245. meta name Cite A meta key word that is incorporated in the head of an HTML document, and that includes the document's name and facilitates indexing for search engines.
11246. Meta Refresh Cite A meta tag used to make a browser refresh to another URL location. A meta refresh looks like this <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="10;url=http://www.
11247. Meta Search Cite A search of searches. A query is submitted to more than one search engine or directory, and results are reported from all the engines, possibly after…
11248. Meta Search Engine Cite A server which passes queries on to many search engines and/or directories and then summarises all the results.
11249. Meta tag Cite A construct placed in the HTML header of a web page, providing information which is not visible to browsers.
11250. Meta tag stuffing Cite Repeating keywords in the meta tags and using meta keywords that are unrelated to the site's content.
11251. Meta Tags Cite People generally refer to meta descriptions and meta keywords as meta tags. Some people also group the page title in with these.
11252. meta-signaling VCs (vacant codes) Cite The standardized vacant codes that convey meta-signaling information across a user-network interface (UNI). [T1.627-1993]
11253. Metabase Cite A store that contains metadata such as that used by Internet Information Server IIS to obtain its configuration data.
11254. Metabase update service Cite A component in Exchange 2000 that reads data from Active Directory and transposes it into the local IIS metabase.
11255. metacharacter Cite A "character" that is not supposed to be treated normally. Which characters are to be treated specially as metacharacters varies greatly from context to…
11256. metadata Cite Metadata is information about a particular data set which may describe, for example, how, when, and by whom it was received, created, accessed, and/or…
11257. metallic circuit Cite A circuit in which metallic conductors are used and in which the ground or earth forms no part.
11258. metallic member Cite A noncommunications metallic cable component such as a shield, vapor barrier, or strength member. [T1.316-1997]
11259. metallic test access unit (MTAU) Cite The functions associated with accessing a metallic facility for the purpose of testing.
11260. metallic voltage Cite A potential difference between metallic conductors, as opposed to a potential difference between a metallic conductor and ground.
11261. metascheduler Cite A program that typically operates at a higher level than a job scheduler (typically, above the GRAM level). It schedules and submits jobs to GRAM services.
11262. metasymbol Cite Something we'd call a "metacharacter" except that it's a sequence of more than one character.
11263. meteor burst communications Cite Communications by the propagation of radio signals reflected by ionized meteor trails. [NTIA]
11264. meteorological aids service Cite A radiocommunication service used for meteorological, including hydrological, observations and exploration. [NTIA] [RR]
11265. meteorological-satellite service Cite An Earth exploration-satellite service for meteorological purposes. [NTIA] [RR]
11266. method Cite the course of action or technique followed in conducting a specific analysis or comparison leading to an analytical result.
11267. method body Cite The body of a method: everything inside the outermost block of a method.
11268. method header Cite The header of a method, consisting of the method name, its result type, formal arguments and any exceptions thrown. Also known as a method signature.
11269. method overloading Cite Two or more methods with the same name defined within a class are said to be overloaded. This applies to both constructors and other methods.
11270. method overriding Cite A method defined in a super class may be overridden by a method of the same name defined in a sub class.
11271. method permission Cite An authorization rule that determines who is permitted to execute one or more enterprise bean methods.
11272. method result Cite The value returned from a method via a return statement. The type of the expression in the return statement must match the return type declared in the…
11273. method signature Cite A synonym for method header.
11274. method variable Cite See local variable.
11275. method-binding expression Cite A JavaServer Faces EL expression that refers to a method of a backing bean. This method performs either event handling, validation, or navigation…
11276. Methods Engineering Cite The technique that subjects each operation of a given piece of work to close analysis to eliminate every unnecessary element or operation and to approach…
11277. METO Cite Minimum Effort Task Order.
11278. METOIA Cite Minimum Effort Task Order Impact Assessment.
11279. METOP Cite Minimum Effort Task Order Plan.
11280. METOR Cite Minimum Effort Task Order Requirement.
11281. Metric Cite (Software). An indicator, which measures some specific attribute of the software development process. 181
11282. metric name Cite The primary identifier of a metric, used in combination with a namespace and optional dimensions.
11283. metric paper size Cite An international measure for paper based on the subdivisions of a square meter
11284. metric system Cite A decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter as a unit of length and the kilogram as a unit of mass.
11285. Metrics Cite Tools designed to facilitate decision-making and improve performance and accountability through collection, analysis, and reporting of relevant…
11286. Metrocluster Cite A Hewlett-Packard product that allows a customer to configure an Serviceguard cluster as a disaster tolerant metropolitan cluster.
11287. Metrology Cite The science of measurement, including the development of measurement standards and systems for absolute and relative measurement.
11288. Metropolitan Area (MA) (MA) Cite As defined by standards set by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB), metropolitan areas must have at least one city of 50,000 or have a Census…
11289. metropolitan area network (MAN) Cite A data communications network that (a) covers an area larger than a campus area network and smaller than a wide area network (WAN), (b) interconnects two…
11290. metropolitan cluster Cite A cluster that is geographically dispersed within the confines of a metropolitan area requiring right-of-way to lay cable for redundant network and data…
11291. metropolitan service area Cite The area around and including a relatively large city and in which substantially all of the message telephone traffic between the city and the suburban…
11292. MeV Cite One million electron volts.
11293. MExE (Mobile Execution Environment) Cite The Mobile Execution Environment (MExE) is a specification created by the 3GPP which details an applicatio n environment for next generation mobile…
11294. Mez Cite Short for Mesmerize. Refers to spells, such as Polymorph that temporarily incapacitate a target.
11295. MF Cite Abbreviation for medium frequency.
11296. MFAR Cite Modular Multifunction Phased Array Radar.
11297. MFD Cite Abbreviation for mode field diameter.
11298. MFEL Cite Medical Free Electron Laser.
11299. MFG Cite Master Frequency Generator.
11300. MFJ Cite Abbreviation for Modification of Final Judgment.