Computing and IT terminology · MLC-0101

Computing and IT terms: M (103)

• M1A series of ARM-based system on a chip (SoC) designed by Apple Inc. for its Macintosh computers and iPads. It...
• MAC addressA hardware identification number that uniquely identifies each device on a network. This address is assigned...
• Machine languageThe lowest-level programming language, consisting of binary instructions that a computer's central processing...
• Machine learningA subfield of artificial intelligence that enables computer systems to learn from data without being...
• MacintoshA line of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. These computers are known for...
• macOSAn operating system developed by Apple Inc. for its Macintosh line of computers. It is known for its...
• MacroA sequence of commands or actions recorded and stored for later playback, allowing users to automate...
• Mail serverA computer system that receives, sends, and stores email messages for users within a network. It acts as a...
• MainframeA large, high-performance computer designed for intensive computational tasks, such as bulk data processing...
• MalwareMalicious software designed to disrupt computer operations, gather sensitive information, or gain...
• MAMPAn acronym representing a software stack for macOS that includes Apache web server, MySQL database, and PHP...
• MANA Metropolitan Area Network, which is a computer network that interconnects users with computer resources in...
• MANETA mobile ad hoc network, which is a self-configuring network of mobile devices connected by wireless links...
• MarginThe space between the content area of an element and its border in web design and document layout. It...
• Markup languageA system for annotating a document in a way that is syntactically distinguishable from the text itself. These...
• MartechA portmanteau of marketing and technology, referring to the set of software solutions and digital tools used...
• MashupA web application or page that combines data, presentation, or functionality from two or more sources to...
• MatrixA two-dimensional array of numbers, symbols, or expressions arranged in rows and columns. In computing...
• MavericksA version of Apple's macOS operating system, officially designated as OS X 10.9, released in 2013. This...
• MaximizeTo enlarge a window to its fullest possible size on a graphical user interface, causing it to fill the entire...
• MbpsMegabits per second, a unit of data transfer rate equal to 1,000,000 bits per second. This measurement is...
• MBRA special type of boot sector at the very beginning of a partitioned computer storage device. It holds the...
• MCAMicro Channel Architecture, a proprietary bus standard developed by IBM for its PS/2 line of personal...
• MDIA multiple document interface, which is a graphical user interface paradigm where multiple windows reside...
• MDMMobile Device Management, a type of security software used by an IT department to monitor, manage, and secure...
• MebibyteA unit of digital information storage equal to 2 to the power of 20, or 1,048,576, bytes. The mebibyte (MiB)...
• MediaThe physical material or method used to store or transmit data in a computer system. This includes storage...
• Media compressionThe process of reducing the size of digital audio, video, or image files to save storage space and bandwidth...
• MegabitA unit of digital information equal to one million (10^6) bits, denoted by the symbol Mb. It is used to...
• MegabyteA unit of digital information storage equal to one million (10^6) bytes. The megabyte, abbreviated MB, is...
• MegahertzA unit of frequency equal to one million hertz (Hz), representing one million cycles per second. It is...
• MegapixelA unit of image resolution equal to one million pixels. It is commonly used to describe the resolution of...
• MemeAn idea, behavior, image, or style that spreads virally from person to person within a culture via the...
• MemoryA component of a computer system that stores data and instructions for immediate access by the central...
• Memory bankA logical unit of storage within a computer's main memory system, comprising one or more physical memory...
• Memory leakAn accumulation of memory that a computer program allocates but fails to release back to the operating...
• Memory moduleA printed circuit board containing integrated circuits for random-access memory (RAM), designed to be...
• Memory StickA proprietary flash memory card format launched by Sony in 1998. It was primarily used in Sony's digital...
• Menu barA graphical control element that contains drop-down menus for an application or operating system. It provides...
• Mesh Wi-FiA network topology where multiple Wi-Fi access points work together to form a single, extended network...
• Meta tagAn HTML tag that provides metadata about an HTML document, such as a description of the page, keywords...
• MetadataData that provides information about other data, describing characteristics such as content, quality, format...
• MetafileA file format that stores an image by describing it as a series of drawing commands rather than as a bitmap...
• MetaheuristicA high-level procedural framework that guides a search process to find sufficiently good solutions to complex...
• Metasearch engineA search tool that sends user queries to several other search engines and then aggregates the results into a...
• MetaverseA persistent, interconnected virtual environment where users can interact with each other and with digital...
• MethodA procedure or function associated with an object in object-oriented programming, defining a behavior or...
• MHLMobile High-Definition Link, which is an industry standard for a mobile audio/video interface that allows...
• MicrobloggingA form of blogging that allows users to publish short, frequent posts, often consisting of brief text...
• MicrocomputerA small, relatively inexpensive computer with a microprocessor as its central processing unit. These systems...
• MicrocontrollerA compact integrated circuit designed to govern a specific operation in an embedded system. It combines a...
• MicrokernelA minimal operating system kernel that provides only the most basic services, such as inter-process...
• MicroLEDAn emerging display technology that uses arrays of microscopic light-emitting diodes to form individual pixel...
• MicronA unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter, also known as a micrometer. In computing, this unit is...
• MicrophoneAn acoustic-to-electric transducer that converts sound waves into electrical signals. It operates by sensing...
• MicrosoftAn American multinational technology corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells...
• MiddlewareSoftware that acts as an intermediary layer between different applications, systems, or components, enabling...
• MIDIA technical standard that describes a protocol, digital interface, and connectors for communication between...
• MIME typeA standard that indicates the nature and format of a document, file, or byte stream, originally designed for...
• MinicomputerA class of multi-user computers that emerged in the 1960s, offering less processing power and lower cost than...
• MiniDVA digital video cassette format introduced in 1995, primarily used in consumer and prosumer camcorders. It...
• MinimizeTo reduce a window on a graphical user interface to an icon or a small representation on the taskbar or dock...
• MinisiteA small, standalone website created for a specific purpose, such as promoting a single product, service, or...
• MIPSA measure of a processor's raw speed, representing the number of millions of instructions per second that a...
• MirrorA server that hosts an identical copy of data from another server, providing redundancy and distributing...
• Mirrored volumeA storage configuration where data is simultaneously written to two or more separate disk drives. This...
• MISA computer-based system that collects, processes, and presents data from multiple organizational sources to...
• Mixed realityThe merging of real and virtual worlds to produce new environments and visualizations where physical and...
• MMSA multimedia messaging service, which is a standard for sending messages that include multimedia content...
• MnemonicA human-readable abbreviation or code used in assembly language to represent a specific machine code...
• MobileRelating to computing technology designed to be portable and used while in motion. This encompasses hardware...
• MoCAAn acronym for Multimedia over Coax Alliance, a technology standard for networking over existing coaxial...
• Mod functionA mathematical operation that calculates the remainder when one number is divided by another. It is commonly...
• ModemA device that modulates and demodulates analog carrier signals to encode and decode digital information. It...
• Modifier keyA type of key on a keyboard that changes the function of another key when the two are pressed together. These...
• ModulationThe act of modifying a property of a carrier signal, such as its amplitude, frequency, or phase, in order to...
• MojaveThe fifteenth major release of Apple's desktop operating system, macOS, designated as version 10.14. Released...
• Molex connectorA family of pin and socket electrical connectors used to supply DC power to internal computer components. The...
• MonitorAn output device that presents visual information generated by a computer's graphics adapter. It serves as...
• MonochromeRelating to an image or display that uses only one color in varying shades, along with black and white. This...
• MoodleAn open-source learning platform used to create and manage online courses and learning environments. Written...
• MotherboardThe main printed circuit board (PCB) in a general-purpose computer, holding and allowing communication...
• Motion tweenAn animation technique used in software like Adobe Animate where an object's properties, such as position...
• MountTo make a file system or storage device accessible to the operating system's file hierarchy. This process...
• Mountain LionA version of Apple's macOS operating system, officially designated as OS X 10.8, released in 2012. This...
• MouseA handheld pointing device that detects two-dimensional motion relative to a surface, translating the user's...
• MousepadA flat surface designed to enhance the usability of a computer mouse by providing a consistent and smooth...
• MP3A digital audio encoding format that uses a form of lossy data compression to reduce file size. The...
• MPEGA set of standards for audio and video compression and transmission developed by the Moving Picture Experts...
• MSPA Managed Service Provider, a company that remotely manages a customer's information technology...
• MTUMaximum Transmission Unit, the largest size of a data packet or frame that can be transmitted over a network...
• MulticastA method of sending network packets to a specific group of recipients simultaneously, rather than to a single...
• Multi-coreRelating to a single computing component with two or more independent processing units, called cores, which...
• Multi-factor authenticationA security method that requires users to provide two or more verification factors to gain access to an...
• MultimediaThe combination of different content forms, such as text, audio, images, animations, video, and interactive...
• MultiplatformDescribing software or hardware that operates identically or with minimal adaptation across multiple distinct...
• MultiprocessingThe ability of a system to execute multiple processes or programs concurrently using more than one central...
• MultitaskingThe ability of an operating system to execute multiple tasks or processes concurrently, giving the appearance...
• MultithreadingA programming technique that allows different parts of a program to run concurrently as independent sequences...
• Music trackerA type of music sequencer software that allows users to compose music by arranging samples on a timeline...
• MVCA software architectural pattern that separates an application into three interconnected components: Model...
• MySpaceA social networking website launched in 2003 that allowed users to create personal profiles, connect with...
• MySQLAn open-source relational database management system (RDBMS) that uses Structured Query Language (SQL) for...

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