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Multiple Security LevelsnounMWECapability of an information system that is trusted to contain, and maintain separation between, resources (particularly stored data) of different security domains.CapabilityRegulatedCUI
multiple sourcesnounMWEInformation classified based on two or more source documents, classification guides or combination of both.DataRegulatedCUI
Multiple VotingnounMWEthe act of voting in more than one place by the same person at the same election (illegal in U.S.)verified
MultiplexersnounA device that encodes or multiplexes information from two or more data sources into a single channel. They are used in situations where the cost of implementing separate channels for each data source is more expensive than the cost and inconvenience of providing the multiplexing/de-multiplexing functions.Physical
Multiplicative InversenounMWE(mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2verified
Multiplier OnionnounMWEtype of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoningverified
MultiprocessingnounAny operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated meansverified
MultiprocessornounNatural or legal person which processes personal data on behalf of the controllerverified
Multistage RocketnounMWEa rocket having two or more rocket engines (each with its own fuel) that are fired in succession and jettisoned when the fuel is exhaustedverified
Multivariate AnalysisnounMWEa generic term for any statistical technique used to analyze data from more than one variableverified
Multiversitynouna university system having several separate campuses and colleges and research centersverified
Mumble-The-Pegnouna game in which players throw or flip a jackknife in various ways so that the knife sticks in the groundverified
Mumblety-Pegnouna game in which players throw or flip a jackknife in various ways so that the knife sticks in the groundverified
Mumification NecrosisnounMWE(pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown colorverified
Mummichognounsilver-and-black killifish of saltwater marshes along the Atlantic coast of the United Statesverified
Mummificationnoun(pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown colorverified
Mumpsnounan acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glandsverified
Mundanenessnounthe quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionmentverified
Mundanitynounthe quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionmentverified
Mungnounerect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seedsverified
Mung BeannounMWEerect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seedsverified
Muramidasenounan enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteriaverified
Murderernouna criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)verified
Murine TyphusnounMWEacute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the bite of an infected fleaverified
Murkinessnounan atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substanceverified
Mus RosenounMWEerect Old World perennial with faintly musk-scented foliage and white or pink flowersverified
Musca VolitansnounMWEspots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lensverified
Muscae VolitantesnounMWEspots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lensverified
Muscle ContractionnounMWE(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)verified
Muscle RelaxantnounMWEa drug that reduces muscle contractility by blocking the transmission of nerve impulses or by decreasing the excitability of the motor end plate or by other actionsverified