MAC | Media Access Control |
MAU | media access unit or media attachment unit |
Mb | megabit (1,000,000 bits) |
MB | megabyte (1,000,000 bytes) |
MBR | master boot record |
MC | microcartridge |
MCA | MicroChannel Architecture |
MCGA | multicolor graphics array |
MCH | memory controller hub |
MCI | media control interface |
MCM | multichip module |
MDA | monochrome display adapter |
MEB | midlevel electronics bay |
MESI | modified exclusive shared invalid |
MFM | modified frequency modulation |
MFT | master file table |
MGA | monochrome graphics adapter |
MHz | megahertz |
MI/MIC | mode indicate/mode indicate common |
Mib | mebibit (1,048,576 bits) |
MiB | mebibyte (1,048,576 bytes) |
MIC | memory in cassette |
MIDI | musical instrument digital interface |
MIME | Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions |
MIPS | million instructions per second |
MMC | MultiMediaCard |
MMDS | Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service |
MMO | mobile module |
MMU | memory management unit |
MMX | multimedia (or matrix math) extensions |
MNP | Microcom Network Protocol |
MO | magneto-optical |
modem | modulator/demodulator |
MOESI | Modified Owned Exclusive Shared Invalid |
MOS | metal-oxide semiconductor |
MOV | metal-oxide varistor |
MP | megapixel |
MPC | Multimedia Personal Computer |
MPEG | Motion Picture Experts Group |
MPS | Multiprocessor Specification |
MR | Microid Research |
MRH-R | memory repeater hub Rambus dynamic random-access memorybased |
MRH-S | memory repeater hub synchronous dynamic random-access memorybased |
MS | Microsoft |
MS-DOS | Microsoft disk operating system |
MSAU | multistation access unit |
MTBF | mean time between failures |
MTH | memory translator hub |
MTTF | mean time to failure |
MTTR | mean time to repair |
MVA | multidomain vertical alignment |