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Minute GunnounMWE(military) gun that is discharged once every minute (usually as part of a military funeral)verified
Mirror SymmetrynounMWE(physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed systemverified
Mirror-Image RelationnounMWEthe relation of opposition between crystals or molecules that are reflections of one anotherverified
Mirrored sitenounMWEAn alternate site that contains the same information as the original Scope Note: Mirrored sites are set up for backup and disaster recovery and to balance the traffic load for numerous download requests. Such download mirrors are often placed in different locations throughout the Internet.verified
Mise En ScenenounMWEarrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enactedverified
Misnamed FilesnounMWEA technique used to disguise a file’s content by changing the file’s name to something innocuous or altering its extension to a different type of file, forcing the examiner to identify the files by file signature versus file extension.verified
Misplaced ModifiernounMWEa word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., `when young' in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us'verified
miss callverbMWEto phone someone's mobile without the intent of answering, but to show a missed call, either to avoid contact or as a sign of affectionverified
Missing LinknounMWEhypothetical organism formerly thought to be intermediate between apes and human beingsverified
Mission Assurance CategorynounMWEA Department of Defense Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP) term primarily used to determine the requirements for availability and integrity.verified
Mission BellsnounMWEherb of southwestern United States having dark purple bell-shaped flowers mottled with greenverified
Mission CriticalnounMWEAny telecommunications or information system that is defined as a national security system (Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 - FISMA) or processes any information the loss, misuse, disclosure, or unauthorized access to or modification of, would have a debilitating impact on the mission of an agency.verified
mission functionnounMWEA category label for the primary, substantive activities that an organization exists to perform — its core business or operational work — as distinguished from the administrative, technical, and infrastructure activities (support functions) that exist only to enable or sustain that core work. In NIST SP 800-53 (AC-5) and its derivative publications, the contrast appears directly in the Separation of Duties control, which calls for "dividing mission functions and information system support functions among different individuals and/or roles." The practical import is that personnel who carry out an organization's primary operational work should be kept organizationally and functionally distinct from those who perform system support roles such as quality assurance, configuration management, network security, system management, assessments, and programming. The phrase is compositional — "mission" is a plain modifier meaning the organization's purpose or core business, and "function" carries its ordinary meaning — and no authority document assigns it a standalone technical definition distinct from that plain reading.verified
Mission/Business SegmentnounMWEElements of organizations describing mission areas, common/shared business services, and organization-wide services. Mission/business segments can be identified with one or more information systems which collectively support a mission/business process.verified
Missionary PostnounMWEan organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious workverified
Missionary StationnounMWEan organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious workverified
Mistletoe FamilynounMWEin some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regionsverified
Mistletoe FignounMWEshrub or small tree often grown as a houseplant having foliage like mistletoeverified
Mistletoe Rubber PlantnounMWEshrub or small tree often grown as a houseplant having foliage like mistletoeverified
Mitigating CircumstancenounMWE(law) a circumstance that does not exonerate a person but which reduces the penalty associated with the offenseverified
mitigation actionnounMWEAn action taken by an organization to reduce the impact of a possible problem or incident.verified
Mitral StenosisnounMWEobstruction or narrowing of the mitral valve (as by scarring from rheumatic fever)verified
Mitral ValvenounMWEa bicuspid valve in the heart that separates the left atrium and the left ventricle; prevents backflow in the heartverified
Mitral Valve ProlapsenounMWEcardiopathy resulting from the mitral valve not regulating the flow of blood between the left atrium and left ventricle of the heartverified
Mitral Valve StenosisnounMWEobstruction or narrowing of the mitral valve (as by scarring from rheumatic fever)verified
Mixed MarriagenounMWEmarriage of two people from different races or different religions or different culturesverified
Mixed MetaphornounMWEa combination of two or more metaphors that together produce a ridiculous effectverified
Mixed MethodsnounMWEIn mixed methods, the researcher collects and analyzes both qualitative and quantitative data rigorously in response to research questions and hypotheses; integrates the two forms of data and their results; organizes these procedures into specific research designs that provide the logic and procedures for conducting the study; and frames these procedures within theory and philosophy.verified
Mixed NuisancenounMWEa nuisance that is both a public nuisance and a private nuisance at the same timeverified
mobile codenounMWESoftware programs or parts of programs obtained from remote systems, transmitted across a network, and executed on a local system without explicit installation or execution by the recipient.verified
Mobile Code TechnologiesnounMWESoftware technologies that provide the mechanisms for the production and use of mobile code (e.g., Java, JavaScript, ActiveX, VBScript).verified
mobile devicenounMWEA portable computing device that has a small form factor such that it can easily be carried by a single individual; is designed to operate without a physical connection (e.g., wirelessly transmit or receive information); possesses local, non-removable or removable data storage; and includes a self-contained power source. Mobile devices may also include voice communication capabilities, on-board sensors that allow the devices to capture information, or built-in features that synchronize local data with remote locations. Examples include smartphones, tablets, and Ereaders.verified
Mobile financial servicesnounMWEThe products and services that a financial institution provides to its customers through mobile devices.verified
Mobile HomenounMWEa large house trailer that can be connected to utilities and can be parked in one place and used as permanent housingverified
Mobile PhonenounMWEa hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiververified
Mobile sitenounMWEThe use of a mobile/temporary facility to serve as a business resumption location The facility can usually be delivered to any site and can house information technology and staff.verified
Mobile Software AgentnounMWEPrograms that are goal-directed and capable of suspending their execution on one platform and moving to another platform where they resume execution.verified
Mock AzalianounMWESouth African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fallverified
Mock OrangenounMWEsmall shrubby deciduous yellowwood tree of south central United States having spines, glossy dark green leaves and an inedible fruit that resembles an orangeverified
Mock Turtle SoupnounMWEsoup made from a calf's head or other meat in imitation of green turtle soupverified
Modal AuxiliarynounMWEan auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modalityverified
Modal Auxiliary VerbnounMWEan auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modalityverified
Modal LogicnounMWEa system of logic whose formal properties resemble certain moral and epistemological conceptsverified
Mode of OperationnounMWEDescription of the conditions under which an information system operates based on the sensitivity of information processed and the clearance levels, formal access approvals, and need-to-know of its users. Four modes of operation are authorized for processing or transmitting information: dedicated mode, system high mode, compartmented/partitioned mode, and multilevel mode.verified
Model AssertionnounMWEModel assertions are arbitrary functions over a model’s input and output that indicate when errors may be occurringverified
Model CardnounMWEshort documents accompanying trained machine learning models that provide benchmarked evaluation in a variety of conditions, such as across different cultural, demographic, or phenotypic groups (e.g., race, geographic location, sex, Fitzpatrick skin type) and intersectional groups (e.g., age and race, or sex and Fitzpatrick skin type) that are relevant to the intended application domains. [They] also disclose the context in which models are intended to be used, details of the performance evaluation procedures, and other relevant information.verified