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Mitrewortnounany of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miterverified
Mittelschmerznounpain in the area of the ovary that is felt at the time of ovulation (usually midway through the menstrual cycle)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.Process
Mixed NuisancenounMWEa nuisance that is both a public nuisance and a private nuisance at the same timeverified
Mixernounelectronic equipment that mixes two or more input signals to give a single output signalverified
Mixturenoun(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)verified
MLOPSnounMLOps (machine learning operations) stands for the collection of techniques and tools for the deployment of ML models in production.Process
MnemonicnounA symbol or expression that can help someone remember something. For example, the phrase "Hello! My name is Bill. I'm 9 years old." might help an individual remember a secure 10-character password of "H!MniBI9yo."Artifact
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.ThreatRegulated
Mobile Code TechnologiesnounMWESoftware technologies that provide the mechanisms for the production and use of mobile code (e.g., Java, JavaScript, ActiveX, VBScript).Capability
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.PhysicalRegulated
Mobile financial servicesnounMWEThe products and services that a financial institution provides to its customers through mobile devices.CapabilityRegulatedPII
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.PhysicalRegulated
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.System
Mobilisationnounact of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: 'mobilization of the troops'verified
Mobilizationnounact of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: 'mobilization of the troops'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
Mockernounlong-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birdsverified
Mockernutnounsmooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled edible nutverified
Mockerynouna composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous wayverified
Mockingbirdnounlong-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birdsverified
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
Modalitynouna classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibilityverified
Modenouna classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibilityverified
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.RequirementRegulatedCUI
ModelnounA quantitative method, system, or approach that applies statistical, economic, financial, or mathematical theories, techniques, and assumptions to process input data into quantitative estimates. A model consists of three components: an information input component, which delivers assumptions and data to the model; a processing component, which transforms inputs into estimates; and a reporting component, which translates the estimates into useful business information.Artifact
Model AssertionnounMWEModel assertions are arbitrary functions over a model’s input and output that indicate when errors may be occurringControl
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.Artifact
Model DecaynounMWEModel decay depicts that the performance of the model is degrading over timeMetric
Model EditingnounMWEAn area of research that aims to enable fast, data-efficient updates to a pre-trained base model’s behavior for only a small region of the domain, without damaging model performance on other inputs of interestCapabilityIP
Model ExtractionnounMWEAdversaries maliciously exploiting the query interface to steal the model. More precisely, in a model extraction attack, a good approximation of a sensitive or proprietary model held by the server is extracted (i.e. learned) by a dishonest user who interacts with the server only via the query interface.Threat
Model GovernancenounMWEModel Governance is the name for the overall internal framework of a firm or organization that controls the processes for Model Development, Model Validation and Model Usage, assign responsibilities and roles etc.Framework
Model InventorynounMWEin the context of Risk Management, [...] a database/[management information system] developed for the purpose of aggregating quantitative model related information that is in use by a firm or organization.SystemInternal
Model OverlaynounMWEJudgmental or qualitative adjustments to model inputs or outputs to compensate for model, data, or other known limitations. A model overlay is a type of override.ControlRegulated
Model Risk ManagementnounMWEmodel risk management encompasses governance and control mechanisms such as board and senior management oversight, policies and procedures, controls and compliance, and an appropriate incentive and organizational structureFrameworkRegulated
Model TrainingnounMWEthe phase in the data science development lifecycle where practitioners try to fit the best combination of weights and bias to a machine learning algorithm to minimize a loss function over the prediction rangeProcess
Model ValidationnounMWEthe set of principles, practices and organizational arrangements supporting a rigorous (audited) model development and validation cycle.Process
ModelingnounThe process of abstracting information from tangible processes, systems and/or components to create a paper or computer-based representation of an enterprise-wide or business line activity.Process