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Mishpachahnouna Yiddish word for the entire family network of relatives by blood or marriage and sometimes close friendsverified
Mishpochanounin Yiddish, the entire family network of relatives by blood or marriage and sometimes close friendsverified
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.ThreatRegulated
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
Missalnoun(Roman Catholic Church) a book containing all the prayers and responses needed to celebrate Mass throughout the yearverified
Missilenouna weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelledverified
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.RequirementRegulatedCDI
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.RequirementRegulatedCUI
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.Organization
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
Missionernounsomeone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign countryverified
Mistflowernounrhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowersverified
MistletoenounOld World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berriesverified
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
Mitenounany of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foodsverified
Miterwortnounany of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miterverified
Mithramycinnounan antineoplastic drug (trade name Mithracin) used to treat cancer of the testesverified
Mitigating CircumstancenounMWE(law) a circumstance that does not exonerate a person but which reduces the penalty associated with the offenseverified
mitigationnounThe application of one or more measures to reduce the likelihood of an unwanted occurrence and/or lessen its consequences.Control
mitigation actionnounMWEAn action taken by an organization to reduce the impact of a possible problem or incident.Control
Mitosisnouncell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomesverified
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
Mitrewortnounany of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miterverified