DATEL II (RCA'S GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS DATA SERVICE) DAV DATA AVAILABLE
M- D MODULATION-DEMODULATION MA MEMORY ADDRESS
MA MESSAGE ASSEMBLER MA MODIFY ADDRESS
MAC MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL MAC MULTI-ACCESS COMPUTING MAC MACHINE-AIDED COGNITION
MAC MACINTOSH COMPUTER (APPLE COMPUTERS
MACE MANAGEMENT ACCESS IN A COMPUTER ENVIRONMENT MACRO MACROINSTRUCTION
MACS MULTILINE AUTOMATIC CALLING SYSTEM MACS MANAGEMENT AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS MACSYSMA MACS SYMBOLIC MANIPULATION MACU MULTIDROP AUTO-CALL UNIT
MAD MICHIGAN ALGORITHMIC DECODER MAD MULTIAPERATURE DEVICE
MAD MULTIPLE ACCESS DEVICE
MADT MICROALLOY DIFFUSED-BASE TRANSISTOR MAG MAGNETIC
MAL MACRO ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE MAM MULTIPLE ACCESS TO MEMORY MAN MANUAL
MAN METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORK MANOP MANUAL OF OPERATION
MAP MEMORY ALLOCATION AND PROTECTION MAP MESSAGE ACCEPTANCE PULSE
MAP MANUFACTURING AUTOMATION PROTOCOL MAP MILITARY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
MAP MACRO ARITHMETIC PROCESSOR
MAP/TOP MANUFACTURING AUTOMATION PROTOCOL/ TECHNICAL OFFICE PROTOCOL
MAPICS MANUFACTURING & ACCOUNTING PRODUCTION INFORMATION CONTROL SYSTEM (IBM)
MAPS MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS AND PLANNING SOFTWARE MAR MEMORY ADDRESS REGISTER
MARC MACHINE-READABLE CARDS MARC MACHINE-READABLE CATALOG
MARS MEMORY ADDRESS REGISTER STORAGE MARS MULTI-ACCESS AIRLINE RESERVATION SYSTEM MARTEC MARTIN THIN-FILM ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT MAS MANAGEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES
MASM MICROSOFT "C" ASSEMBLER MASS MONITOR AND ASSEMBLY SYSTEM
MAT MICROALLOY TRANSISTOR MAU MEDIA ACCESS UNIT
MAU MULTISTATION ACCESS UNIT MAX MAXIMUM
MB MEGABYTE MB MEMORY BUFFER MBB MAKE BEFORE BREAK
MBM MAGNETIC BUBBLE MEMORY MBPS MEGABITS PER SECOND MBQ MODIFIED BIQUINARY CODE MBR MEMORY BUFFER REGISTER MBR-E MEMORY BUFFER REGISTER-E MBR-O MEMORY BUFFER REGISTER-O MBT MEMORY BLOCK TABLE
MC MANUAL CONTROL MC MASTER CONTROL MC MEMORY CONTROLLER MC MEGACYCLE MC MICROCHANNEL MC MAGNETIC CORE
MCA MICROCHANNEL ARCHITECTURE MCC MAGNETIC CHIP CARRIER
MCC MULTI-COMPONENT CIRCUITS MCC MANAGEMENT CONTROL CENTER
MCD MASTER CLERICAL DATA
MCGA MULTI-COLOR GRAPHICS ARRAY MCM MASTER CONTROL MODULE MCM MAGNETIC CORE MEMORY MCP MASTER CONTROL PROGRAM
MCP/AS MASTER CONTROL PROGRAM/ADVANCED SYSTEM MCR MAGNETIC CHARACTER READER
MCR MAGNETIC CHARACTER RECOGNITION MCR MASTER CONTROL ROUTINE
MCR MULTI-CHANNEL RECORDING MCS MASTER CONTROL SYSTEM
MCS MULTI-PURPOSE COMMUNICATIONS AND SIGNALING MCS MULTI-PROGRAMMED COMPUTER SYSTEM
MCS-A MULTI-FUNCTIONAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM -ASYNCHRONOUS
MCU MASTER CONTROL UNIT MCU MULTIPLE CONTROL UNIT
MCU MICROPROGRAM CONTROL UNIT MCU MULTI-CHIP UNIT
MCVAB MICROCOMPUTER VENDOR ADVISORY BOARD MCW MODULATED CONTINUOUS WAGE
MCX MINIMUM COST ESTIMATING MD MAGNETIC DISK
MD MAIN DRUM
MD MOTOR DRIVE
MD MULTIPLE DATA (STREAM) MD MULTIPLE DISSEMINATION MD MESSAGE DATA
MDA MONOCHROME DISPLAY ADAPTER MDC MODIFICATION DETECTION CODE MDI MULTIPLE DOCUMENT INTERFACE MDM MODULATOR DATA MODULE
MDNS MERIDIAN DATA NETWORKING SYSTEMS MDR MULTI-CHANNEL DATA RECORDER
MDR MEMORY DATA REGISTER
MDS MALFUNCTION DETECTION SYSTEM MDS MARKET DECISION SYSTEM
MDS MEMORY DISK SYSTEM
MDS MICROPROCESSOR DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM MDS MINIMUM DISCERNABLE SIGNAL
MDS MODERN DATA SYSTEMS MDS MULTIPLE DATASET SYSTEM
MDSB MESSAGE DIGEST SIGNATURE BLOCK MDT MEAN DOWN TIME
MDV MULTI-DRIVE VERSION ME MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY ME MODULAR ELECTRONICS ME MICROELECTRONIC
MEDLINE MEDLARS ON-LINE SYSTEM
MEED MICROCOMPUTER EDUCATION FOR EMPLOYMENT OF THE DISABLED
MEGA ONE MILLION
MEIDS MILITARIZED/MINIATURIZED ELECTRONIC INFORMATION DELIVERY SYSTEM
MEM MEMORY
MEMISTOR MEMORY REGISTER STORAGE DEVICE MER MINIMUM ENERGY REQUIREMENTS
MES MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS MEW MICROWAVE EARLY WARNING
MEX MILITARY EXCHANGE MF MAINFRAME
MF MEDIUM FREQUENCY MF MICROFICHE
MFC MAGNETIC-TAPE FIELD SCAN MFCM MULTIFUNCTION CARD MACHINE MFKP MULTIFREQUENCY KEY PULSING
MFLOPS MILLION FLOATING POINT INSTRUCTIONS PER SECOND MFM MODIFIED FREQUENCY MODULATION
MFS MACHINTOSH FILE SYSTEM MFS MAGNETIC TAPE FIELD SEARCH MFS MESSAGE FORMAT SERVICES
MFSK MULTIPLE FREQUENCY SHIFT KEYING
MFU MICROFUNCTIONAL UNIT MG MOTOR GENERATOR MGMT MANAGEMENT MGR MANAGER
MHD MOVING-HEAD DISK
MHP MESSAGE HANDLING PROCESSOR MHS MESSAGE HANDLING SYSTEM MHZ MEGAHERTZ
MI MANUAL INPUT MI MODE INDICATOR
MI MULTIPLE INSTRUCTION STREAM
MIACS MANUFACTURING INFORMATION AND CONTROL SYSTEM MIB MANAGEMENT INFORMATION BASE
MIC MAGNETIC INK CHARACTERS MIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT MICA MACROINSTRUCTION COMPILER
MICR MAGNETIC INK CHARACTER RECOGNITION MICRO (1/1,000,000 TH)
MICRO MICROCOMPUTER
MICS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION AND CONTROL SYSTEM MIDAC MICHIGAN DIGITAL AUTOMATIC COMPUTER
MIDI MUSICAL INSTRUMENT DIGITAL INTERFACE MIF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION FORMAT MIF MERIDIAN INTERNAL FORM
MILSTD MILITARY STANDARDS
MIMD MULTIPLE-INSTRUCTION STREAM MIMR MAGNETIC INK MARK RECOGNITION MIN MINIMUM
MIN MINUTE
MINX MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION NETWORK EXCHANGE MIO MULTIPLE INPUT-PROCESSING
MIP MANUAL INPUT PROCESSING
MIPE MODULAR INFORMATION PROCESSING EQUIPMENT MIPS MILLION INSTRUCTIONS PER SECOND
MIR MEMORY INFORMATION REGISTER MIR MEMORY INPUT REGISTER
MIS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SCIENCE (EDUCATION DEGREE) MIS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
MIS MARKETING INFORMATION SYSTEM MISD MULTIPLE-INSTRUCTION STREAM
MISP MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM PROGRAMS MIT MASTER INSTRUCTION TAPE
MITAS MARKETING INFORMATION TRACKING AND ACTIVITIES SYSTEM MIU MACHINE INTERFACE UNIT
MIU MULTISTATION INTERFACE UNIT MKS METER-KILOGRAM/SECOND ML MACHINE LANGUAGE
MLA MICROPROCESSOR LANGUAGE
MLB MICROCOM LAN BRIDGE MLB MULTILAYER BOARD
MLE MICROPROCESSOR LANGUAGE EDITOR MLF MONTHLY LICENSE FEE
MLPSC MONTHLY LICENSED PROGRAM SUPPORT CHARGE MLPWB MULTILAYER PRINTED WIRING BOARD
MLR MEMORY LOCKOUT REGISTER MM MAIN MEMORY
MM MILLIMETER
MMA MULTIPLE MODULE ACCESS MMAC MULTI-MEDIA ACCESS CENTER MMD MOVING MAP DISPLAY
MMDDYY MONTH
MMPM/2 MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION MANAGER/2
MMLPSC MONTHLY MULTIPLE LICENSED PROGRAM SUPPORT CHARGE MMS MANUFACTURING MESSAGE SPECIFICATIONS
MMS MASS MEMORY STORE
MMS MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
MNCS MULTIPOINT NETWORK-CONTROL SYSTEM MMTF Mobile Management Task Force
MNOS METAL-NITRIDE-OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR
MNP MICROCOM NETWORKING PROTOCOL (MICROCOM) MO MANUAL OUTPUT
MO MASTER OSCILLATOR
MOC MASTER OPERATIONAL COMPUTER MOD MODULATION
MOD MODULAR MOD MODULE
MODEM MODULATOR-DEMODULATOR MOE MEASURE OF EFFECTIVENESS
MOHILL MACHINE ORIENTED HIGH LEVEL LANGUAGE MOL MACHINE ORIENTED LANGUAGE
MOME MAIL ORDER MANAGEMENT EXPERT MON MONITOR
MONO MONOCHROME
MONOS MONITOR OUT OF SERVICE
MOPA MASTER OSCILLATOR-POWER AMPLIFIER MOPB MANUALLY OPERATED PLOTTING BOARD MOS MANAGEMENT OPERATING SYSTEM MOS METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR
MOSFET METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR MP MAINTENANCE POINT
MP MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING MP MODEM PORT
MP MULTIPROCESSOR
MP/M MULTIPROGRAMMING CONTROL PROGRAM
MPACS MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM MPCC MULTIPROTOCOL COMMUNICATIONS CONTROLLER MPDA MONITOR PRINTER DISKETTE ADAPTER
MPEG MOTION PICTURE EXPERTS GROUP (FORMAT) MPG MICROWAVE PULSE GENERATOR
MPL MULTIPLE
MPL MULTISCHEDULE PRIVATE LINE MPP MONO POWER PACK
MPPL MULTI-PURPOSE PROCESSING LANGUAGE MPS MICROPROCESSOR SYSTEM
MPS MULTIPROGRAMMING SYSTEM
MPSCL MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING SYSTEM CONTROL LANGUAGE MPSX MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING SYSTEM EXTENDED
MPU MICROPROCESSOR UNIT MPU MULTIPLEX
MPX MULTIPLEXER MPY MULTIPLY
MQ MULTIPLIER QUOTIENT
MQR MULTIPLIER QUOTIENT REGISTER MR MAGNETORESISTIVE
MR MEMORY READ MR MEMORY REGISTER
MRAD MASS RANDOM ACCESS DISK MRJE MULTILEAVING REMOTE JOB ENTRY MRM MICRO RESOURCE MANAGER
MRO MULTI-REGION OPTION MRO MAINTENANCE
MRP MATERIALS REQUIREMENT PLANNING MRT MULTIPLE REQUESTS TERMINAL MRU MACHINE RECORDS UNIT
MS MAGNETIC STORAGE MS MEMORY SYSTEM MS MANUSCRIPT
MS-DOS (R) (MICROSOFT CO.) MICROSOFT DISK OPERATING SYSTEM MS-OS/2 MICROSOFT OPERATING SYSTEM/2
MSB MOST SIGNIFICANT BIT
MSC MULTIPLE SYSTEM COUPLING (IBM)
MSCP MASS STORAGE AND CONTROL PROTOCOL MSD MICROSOFT DIAGNOSTICS
MSD MOST SIGNIFICANT DIGIT MSEC MILLISECOND
MSF MASS STORAGE FACILITY (IBM) MSG MESSAGE
MSG MESSAGE REGION (IBM) MSG/WTG MESSAGE WAITING
MSHP MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE HISTORY PROGRAM (IBM) MSI MEDIUM SCALE INTEGRATION
MSIS MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS INTEGRATION SERVICE MSK MASK
MSL MEMBER SPECIFICATION LIBRARY (IBM) MSNET MICROSOFT (R) NETWORK
MSO MULTIVENDOR SUPPORT OPERATION (HP) MSOS MASS STORAGE OPERATING SYSTEM MSR MANAGEMENT SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE MSS MASS STORAGE SYSTEM
MSS MULTI-LAN STORAGE SYSTEM
MSSE MASS STORAGE SYSTEM EXTENDED (IBM) MSU MODEM SHARING UNITS
MSUDC MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY DISCRETE COMPUTER MT MACHINE TRANSLATION
MT MAGNETIC TAPE
MT MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN MT MEASURED TIME
MT MULTIPLE TRANSFER
MT/SC MAGNETIC TAPE/SELECTRIC COMPOSER MT/ST MAGNETIC TAPE/SELECTRIC TYPEWRITER MTBF MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURE
MTC MAGNETIC TAPE CONTROL MTCU MAGNETIC TAPE CONTROL UNIT MTE MULTIPLE TERMINAL EMULATOR MTF MEAN TIME TO FAILURE
MTL MERGED TRANSISTOR LOGIC MTM METHODS-TIME MANAGEMENT MTM MULTIPLE TERMINAL MANAGER (IBM) MTO MULTI-TASKING ONLY
MTS MAGNETIC TAPE SYSTEM
MTS MESSAGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES MTS MICHIGAN TERMINAL SYSTEM
MTSO MOBILE TELEPHONE SWITCHING OFFICE MTT MAGNETIC TAPE TERMINAL
MTT MAGNETIC TAPE TRANSPORT MTTF MEAN TIME TO FAILURE MTTR MEAN TIME TO REPAIR
MUL MULTIPLEXED INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SYSTEM MULTICS MULTIPLEXED INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SERVICE MUMPS MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL UTILITY
MULTI-PROGRAMMING SYSTEM MUX MULTIPLEXER
MV MEAN VALUE MV MEASURED VALUE MV MILLIVOLT
MVDI MICROFIELD VIRTUAL DEVICE INTERFACE MVDT MODULAR VOICE/DATA TERMINAL
MVS MULTIPLE VIRTUAL STORAGE MVS MULTIPLE VIRTUAL SYSTEMS
MVS MULTIPROGRAMMING WITH VIRTUAL STORAGE
MVS/AS MULTIPLE VIRTUAL STORAGE/APPLICATION SYSTEM MVS/SE MULTIPLE VIRTUAL STORAGE/SYSTEM EXTENSION (IBM) MVS/SP MULTIPLE VIRTUAL STORAGE/SYSTEM PRODUCT
MVT MULTIPROGRAMMING WITH VARIABLE NUMBER OF TASKS (IBM) MW MEMORY WRITE
MWAP MEMORH-LINKED WAVEFRONT ARRAY PROCESSOR MWI MESSAGE WAITING INDICATOR
MX MATRIX MX MULTIPLEX
MetFACS METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION CUSTOMER SYSTEM
N
N NANO N NO N NUMBER N NUMERIC NA NOT ASSIGNED NA NOT APPLICABLENAARS NATIONAL AUTOMATED ACCOUNTING RESEARCH SYSTEM NAB NETWARE ASYNCHRONOUS BOARD (NOVELL)
NACS NETWARE ASYNCHRONOUS CONNECTION SERVICE (NOVELL) NAD NODE ADMINISTRATION
NAK NEGATIVE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT NAND NEGATIVE AND
NANO (1/1,000,000,000)
NAPLPS NORTH AMERICAN PRESENTATION-LEVEL-PROTOCOL SYNTAX NAS NETWORK APPLICATION SERVICES
NASI NETWORK ASYNCHRONOUS SERVICES INTERFACE NAU NETWORK ADDRESSABLE UNIT
NBCD NATURAL BINARY CODED DECIMAL
NBFM NARROW BAND FREQUENCY MODULATION NC NETWORK COMPUTER NC NETWORK CONTROLLER NC NETWORK CONNECT NC NO CONNECTION NC NO CHANGE NC NO CHARGE NC NUMERICAL CONTROL
NCA NETWORK COMPUTING ARCHITECTURE (ORACLE) NCC NETWORK CONTROL COMPUTER
NCCF NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS CONTROL FACILITY NCP NETWARE CORE PROTOCOL
NCP NETWORK CONTROL PROGRAM
NCR-DNA NCR CORPORATION DISTRIBUTED NETWORK ARCHITECTURE NCS NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
NCS NETWORK COMPUTING SYSTEM
NCTE NETWORK CHANNEL TERMINATING EQUIPMENT NCU NETWORK CONVERSION UNIT
ND NEIGHBOR DISCOVERY
NDS NETWARE DIRECTORY SERVICES
ND-SAFE NORSK DATA SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE FOR EXPANSION NDBMS NETWORK DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
NDIS NETWORK DRIVER INTERFACE SPECIFICATION NDM NETWORK DATA MOVER
NDPA NETWORK PROBLEM DETERMINATION APPLICATION (IBM) NDR NONDESTRUCTIVE READ
NDRO NONDESTRUCTIVE READOUT NDT NET DATA THROUGHPUT NDT NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING NE NETWORK ELEMENTS
NEC NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE NEG NEGATIVE
NELIAC NAVY ELECTRONICS LABORATORY INTERNATIONAL ALGOL COMPILER
NEP NEVER ENDING PROGRAM NES NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED NES NEWS ELECTRONIC SERVICE
NETBEUI NETBIOS EXTENDED USER INTERFACE NETBIOS NETWORK BASIC INPUT/OUTPUT SYSTEM NETDA NETWORK DESIGN AND ANALYSYS
NETPARS NETWORK PERFORMING ANALYSIS REPORTING SYSTEM NEWS/2 NETWORK EXTENSIBLE WINDOWING SYSTEM/2
NEXIS (R)(MEAD DATA CENTRAL) COMPUTERIZED DATABASE OF NEWS NEXT NEAR END CROSSTALK LOSS
NFS NETWORK FACILITIES SERVICES NFS NETWORK FILE SYSTEM
NI NUMERICAL INDEX
NIC NETWORK INTERFACE CARD
NIC NETWORK INTERFACE CONTROLLER
NIFTP NETWORK INDEPENDENT FILE TRANSFER PROGRAM NIL NOTHING
NINO NOTHING-IN, NOTHING-OUT
NIOS NIXDORF INTEGRATED OFFICE SYSTEM NIPO NEGATIVE INPUT
NIU NETWORK INTERFACE UNIT NJE NETWORK JOB ENTRY
NKSR NON-KERNEL SECURITY RELATED NLDM NETWORK LOGICAL DATA MANAGER NLM NETWARE LOADABLE MODULE
NLP NON LINEAR PROGRAMMING NLQ NEAR LETTER QUALITY NLR NOISE LOAD RATIO
NMC NETWORK MANAGEMENT CENTER NME NOISE MEASURING EQUIPMENT NMI NON-MASKABLE INTERRUPT
NMOS N-CHANNEL METAL-OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR NMOS NITRIDE-METAL-OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR
NMPF NETWORK MANAGEMENT PRODUCTIVITY FACILITY NMS NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
NMVT NETWORK MANAGEMENT VECTOR TRANSPORT NNTP NETWORK NEWS TRANSPORT PROTOCOL
NOI NODE OPERATOR INTERFACE NOM NOMINAL
NOP NO OPERATION
NORC NAVAL ORDINANCE RESEARCH COMPUTER NOS NETWORK OPERATING SYSTEM
NOS/VE NETWORK OPERATING SYSTEM/VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT NP NET PROCEEDS
NP NONDETERMINISTIC POLYNOMIAL NP/L NEW PROGRAM LANGUAGE
NPA NETWORK PERFORMANCE ANALYZER
NPDA NETWORK PROBLEM DETERMINATION APPLICATION (IBM) NPDN NORDIC PACKET DATA NETWORK (DENMARK
NPL N-PROCESSOR LINE NPL NEW PRODUCT LINE
NPM NETWORK PERFORMANCE MONITOR
NPSI NETWORK CONTROL PROGRAM PACKET SWITCHING INTERFACE NPV NET PRESENT VALUE
NR NOISE RATIO NR NOT REQUIRED NR NUMBER
NRC NOISE REDUCTION COEFFICIENT NRFD NOT READY FOR DATA
NRT NON-REQUESTING TERMINAL NRZ NON-RETURN TO ZERO NRZ1 NON-RETURN TO ZERO ONE
NS NATIONAL STANDARD NS NANOSECONDS
NSC NOISE SUPPRESSION CIRCUIT
NSEP NATIONAL SECURITY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS NSN NATIONAL STOCK NUMBER
NSP NATIVE SIGNAL PROCESSING NSP NETWORK SERVICES PROTOCOL
NT NEW TECHNOLOGY (E.G., "WINDOWS NT") NT NO TRANSMISSION
NT NOT TESTED NTFS NT File System
NTIS NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE NTLDR (WINDOWS) NT LOADER
NTN NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK NTO NETWORK TERMINAL OPTION
NTPF NUMBER OF TERMINALS PER FAILURE NTS NETWORK TEST SYSTEM
NTSC NATIONAL TELEVISION STANDARD CODE NUI NETWARE USERS INTERNATIONAL
NUM NUMBER
NVM NONVOLATILE MEMORY NoOp NO OPERATION
O
O OUTPUT
O&C OPERATIONS AND CHECKOUT O&M ORGANIZATION AND METHODS O-B OCTAL TO BINARY
O-D OCTAL TO DECIMAL