MLP(multilevel precedence) compatibility modeAn ANSI Tl.224 operation mode that uses the MLP Channel to transfer data. ANSI Tl.224 data sent on the MLP channel is broadcast to all other ANSI T1.
MLPPAbbreviation for multilevel precedence and preemption.
MNS (Majority Node Set)A type of cluster quorum model in Windows Server 2003. Exchange Server 2007 uses a new type of MNS quorum with file share witness to support failover…
MOA(1) Memorandum of Agreement. (2) Military Operating Area.
MOBMOB" is an old programming acronym of Mobile Object Block. Mobs are all computer controlled characters in the game.
Mobile CodeSoftware programs or parts of programs obtained from remote information systems, transmitted across a network, and executed on a local information system…
Mobile Code TechnologiesSoftware technologies that provide the mechanisms for the production and use of mobile code (e.g., Java, JavaScript, ActiveX, VBScript).
mobile Earth stationAn Earth station in the mobile-satellite service intended to be used while in motion or during halts at unspecified points. [NTIA] [RR] 2.
Mobile Ground Entry Point (MGEP)The subset of GEPs, which are transportable. GEPs provide the communications interfaces between the SDS space orbital/sub-orbital elements and the C2E.
mobile serviceA radiocommunication service between mobile and land stations, or between mobile stations. [NTIA] [RR] [47CFR]
mobile services switching center (MSC)In an automatic cellular mobile system, the interface between the radio system and the public switched telephone network.
Mobile SiteA self-contained, transportable shell custom-fitted with the specific IT equipment and telecommunications necessary to provide full recovery capabilities…
Mobile Software AgentPrograms that are goal-directed and capable of suspending their execution on one platform and moving to another platform where they resume execution.
mobile stationA station in the mobile service intended to be used while in motion or during halts at unspecified points. [NTIA] [RR] [47CFR] 2.
mobile station international ISDN numberA dialable number and, in the context of this document, a 10-digit NANP (North American Numbering Plan) directory number assigned to address a wireless…
Mobile VideoThe product name of van-captured photographic elevations for buildings in the District of Columbia.
mobile-aisle systemRows of shelving used for compact storage, which travel on tracks and allow one or more aisles to be opened to access the system Also referred to as…
mobile-satellite serviceA radiocommunication service: between mobile earth stations and one or more space stations, or between space stations used by this service; or between…
MobitexMobitex is a packet-switched, narrowband PCS network, designed for wide-area wireless data communications.
modal distributionIn an optical waveguide operating at a given wavelength, the number of modes supported, and their propagation time differences.
modal lossIn an open waveguide, such as an optical fiber, a loss of energy on the part of an electromagnetic wave due to obstacles outside the waveguide, abrupt…
modal noiseNoise generated in an optical fiber system by the combination of mode-dependent optical losses and fluctuation in the distribution of optical energy among…
ModalityA method of treatment. For example, surgery and chemotherapy are treatment modalities.
modeIn a frequency distribution, the class having the greatest frequency.
mode [identification friend or foe]The number or letter referring to the specific pulse spacing of the signals transmitted by an interrogator. [JP1]
MODE commandIn reality, GridFTP is not one protocol, but a collection of several protocols.
mode couplingIn an electromagnetic waveguide, the exchange of power among modes. Note: In a multimode optical fiber, mode coupling reaches statistical equilibrium, i.e.
mode field diameter (MFD)An expression of distribution of the irradiance, i.e., the optical power, across the end face of a single-mode fiber.
mode filterA device used to select, reject, or attenuate a certain mode or modes.
Mode of OperationAn algorithm for the cryptographic transformation of data that features a symmetric key block cipher algorithm.
mode partition noiseIn an optical communications link, phase jitter of the signal caused by the combined effects of mode hopping in the optical source and intramodal…
mode scramblerA device for inducing mode coupling in an optical fiber. 2. A device composed of one or more optical fibers in which strong mode coupling occurs.
mode volumeThe number of bound modes that an optical fiber is capable of supporting. Note: The mode volume M is approximately given by V2/2 and (V2/2)[g/(g+2)]…
model templateA template created to be copied and modified for the creation of new templates.
Model Theoryspecifies the semantics of a formal language; assumes that the language refers to a âworldâ, and describes the minimal conditions that a world…
model-based categoryA taxonomy of predefined terms that is used to determine the subject of a document so that the document can be indexed and searched with documents that…
model-view patternA pattern in which the representation of data (the model) is kept separate from its visualization (the view).
ModelingThe use of statistical analysis, computer analysis, or model organisms to predict outcomes of research.
ModemA device that allows a computer system to transmit data over telephone or cable lines.
modem patchA method of electrically interconnecting circuits by using back-to-back modems.
Moderate Impact SystemAn information system in which at least one security objective (i.e., confidentiality, integrity, or availability) is assigned a FIPS 199 potential impact…
moderated conferenceAn electronic conference in which participants exchange computer messages via a moderator who may accept, modify, or reject them. [2382-pt.35]
moderatorIn computer conferencing, a person who receives the prospective messages from conference attendees and may accept, modify, or reject them. [2382-pt.
ModesSituational conditions or categories under which selective Rules of Engagement apply.
Modification of Final Judgment (MFJ)The 1982 antitrust suit settlement agreement ("Consent Decree") entered into by the United States Department of Justice and the American Telephone and…
modified AMI codeAbbreviation for modified alternate mark inversion code. A T-carrier AMI line code in which bipolar violations may be deliberately inserted to maintain…
modifierSee "statement modifier", "regular expression modifier", and "lvalue modifier", not necessarily in that order.
MODILSee Manufacturing Operations, Development, and Integration Laboratory. 188
modularPertaining to the design concept in which interchangeable units are used to create a functional end product.
modular jackA device that conforms to the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 47, part 68, which defines the size and configuration of all units that are permitted for…
ModularityThe degree to which a system, computer program (or component) is composed of discrete components such that a change to one component has minimal impact on…
ModulationModulation is the method by which a high-frequency digital signal is grafted onto a lower-frequency analog wave, so that digital packets are able to ride…
modulation factorIn amplitude modulation, the ratio of the peak variation actually used, to the maximum design variation in a given type of modulation.
modulation indexIn angle modulation, the ratio of the frequency deviation of the modulated signal to the frequency of a sinusoidal modulating signal.
modulation rateThe rate at which a carrier is varied to represent the information in a digital signal.
modulation suppressionIn the reception of an amplitude-modulated signal, an apparent reduction in the depth of modulation of a wanted signal, caused by the presence, at the…
modulatorA device that imposes a signal on a carrier.