M

maintenance

The process of fixing bugs and adding features.

main thread

The thread that executes an application’s main() method.

memory

A circuit that stores a digital value.

method caller

The code that calls a method.

modal dialog

A dialog that consumes all mouse and keyboard input.

modulo

An operation that divides the first operand by the second operand and returns the remainder. Its symbol is the % sign.

multidimensional

A term used to describe an array with components specified by more than one index.

multithreaded

Capable of performing more than one task at a time.

mutator/setter

Method used to support data hiding. It has a void return type and a single argument. By convention, the name of a mutator begins with set, followed by the property to be modified.