Prolegomena, fundamentals of knowledge and culture, propaedeutics.
| Acronym | Sense | Language | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| MADONNA | Mise À Disposition de DONNées Agrégées | In French | → Software → Personnel management |
| MADRE | Manufacturing Data Retrieval | In English | → Data → Engineering, technology |
| MADS | Modular Auxiliary Data System | In English | → Data |
| MAF | Manpower Authorization File | In English | → Files |
| MAF | Magasin Avancés Fournisseur | In French | → Maintenance and logistics |
| MAF | Morpho-Syntactic Annotation Framework | In English | → Computer-based techniques → Language, linguistics, literature |
| MAF | Międzynarodowy Alfabet Fonetyczny = AFI | Alfabetul Fonetic Internaţional | In Romanian = LFE | Lizherenneg Fonetikel Etrebroadel | In Breton = МФА | Международната фонетична азбука | In Bulgarian = IPA | Internationales Phonetisches Alphabet | In Tosk = AFI | Alfabet Fonètic Internacional | In Catalan = IFA | Internacia Fonetika Alfabeto | In Esperanto = IPA | International Phonetic Alphabet | In English = ΔΦΑ | Διεθνές Φωνητικό Αλφάβητο | In Greek = IPA | Internationales Phonetisches Alphabet | In German = API | Alphabet Phonétique International | In French = AFI | Alfabeto Fonético Internacional | In Spanish = AFI | Alfabeto Fonético Internacional | In Galician = NAF | Nazioarteko Alfabeto Fonetikoa | In Basque = IPA | Internationaalt Phonetescht Alphabet | In Letzeburgesh = AFI | Alfabeto Fonetico Internazionale | In Italian = МФА | Международный фонетический алфавит | In Russian = AFI | Alfabeto Fonético Internacional | In Portuguese = AFI | Alfabet Fonetic Internacionau | In Occitan = IFA | Internationoal Fonetisch Alfabet | In Vlaams = AFN | Alfabeti Fonetik Ndërkombëtar | In Albanian = IFA | Internasionale Fonetiese Alfabet | In Afrikaans = AFI | Alfabetu Fonéticu Internacional | In Asturian = ХГЬА | Халкъаздагьоркьосеб гьаркьазул алфавит | In Avaric = IPA | Internationals Phonetischs Alphabet | In Austro-Bavarian = ХАФӘ́ | Халыҡ-ара фонетик алфавит | BA = МФА | Міжнародны фанетычны алфавіт | In Belarusian = AFE | Alfabèt Fonètico Entèrnacionâl | In Franco-Provençal = YFA | Ynternasjonaal Fonetysk Alfabet | In Frisian = AIF | Aibítir Idirnáisiúnta Foghraíochta | In Irish = API | Alphabeto Phonetic International | In Interlingua = IPA | Internasional a Ponetiko nga Alpabeto | ILO = IFA | Internaciona Fonetik Alfabeto | In Ido = AFN | Alfabeya Fonetîk a Navneteweyî | In Kurdish = API | Abecedarium Phoneticum Internationale | In Latin = AFI | Alfabeta Fonetical Internasional | LFN = TFA | Tarptautinė Fonetinė Abėcėlė | In Lithuanian = МФА | Меѓународна фонетска азбука | In Macedonian = AFA | Abjad Fonetik Antarabangsa | In Malay = AFI | Abc Fonético Anternacional | MWL = IPA | Internatschonal Phoneetsch Alphabet | In Low German = IFA | Internasjonale Fonetiske Alfabetet | In Norwegian = AFI | Alfabèt Fonétiko Internashonal | In Papiamento = IPA | Innernatiunaal Phoneddisch Alphebedd | PDC = EFA | Entanashunal Fonetikl Alfabet | In Pitcairn-Norfolk = AFI | Alfabet Fonétich Intërnassional | PMS = IPA | Internaitional Phonetic Alphabet | SCO = AFN | Alfabeti Fonetik Ndërkombëtar | SQ = МФА | Међународна фонетска абецеда | In Serbian = AFI | Alfabetu Fonétiku Internasionál | In Tetum = PPA | Pandaigdigang Ponetikong Alpabeto | In Tagalog = МФА | Міжнародний фонетичний алфавіт | In Ukrainian = LFB | Lafab Fonetik Bevünetik | VO |
In Polish | → Alphabetic writing systems → Phonetics, phonology |
| MAHT | Machine-Aided Human Translation | In English | → Computer-based techniques → Translation |
| MAI | Machine-Aided Indexing | In English | → Knowledge management → Libraries |
| MAID | Massive Array of Idle Disks | In English | → Computer hardware |
| MAIDS | Management Automated Information Display System | In English | → Human-computer interaction → Management |
| MAIR | Manufacturing And Inspection Record | In English | → Records management |
| MAJEX | Mise À Jour des EXtractions | In French | → Data |
| MAM | Media Asset Management | In English | → Computer-based techniques → Knowledge management |
| MAMP | My Arbitrary Precision Math (Library) | In English | → Software → Mathematics |
| MANTIS | MultimodAl NeTworks of In-situ Sensors | In English | → Networks, communication → Electronics |
| MAP | Maintenance Analysis Program | In English | → Maintenance and logistics |
| MAP | Message Acceptance Pulse | In English | → Quality management |
| MAPI | Messaging Application Programming Interface | In French | → Software |
| MAPTIS | Materials and Processes Technical Information System | In English | → Maintenance and logistics |
| MAQ | Manuel d'Assurance Qualité | In French | → Quality management |
| MAR | Maintenance And Refurbishment | In English | → Maintenance and logistics |
| MAR | Memory Address Register | In English | → Memories |
| MARC | MAchine-Readable Cataloging | In English | → Data processing → Computer-based techniques → Documentation → Libraries |
| MARDIS | Modernized Army Research and Development Information System | In English | → Knowledge management → Research policy → Military affairs |
| MARF | Modular Audio Recognition Framework | In English | → Computer-based techniques |
| MARION | Méthode d'Analyse de Risques Informatiques Optimisée par Niveau | In French | → Software |
| MARS | Martin Automatic Reporting System | In English | → Records management |
| MARSOUIN | Môle Armoricain de Recherche sur la SOciété de l'Information et les Usages d 'Internet (www.marsouin.org) | In French | → Internet → Telecommunications |
| MARTINE | Macro d'Aide au Remplissage de Tableaux d'INdicateurs sous Excel | In French | → Software → Data |
| MASC | Malzéville Association Sport et Culture | In French | → Associations → Sport, physical exercises → Civilization, culture, progress |
| MASCOTTE | Méthodes Algorithmiques, Simulation, Combinatoire et OpTimisation pour les TElécommunications | In French | → Computer simulation → Telecommunications → Algorithms |
| MASH | Microsoft Agent Scripting Helper | In English | → Software |
| MASM | Mongolian Agency for Standardization and Metrology | In English | → Standardization |
| MASS | Mathematical Acceleration Subsystem | In English | → Programming languages → Mathematics |
| MASTER | Managing Assurance, Security and Trust for Services | In English | → Computer science |
| MathML | Mathematical Markup Language | In English | → Programming languages → Data → Mathematics |
| MAWG | Maintenance Analyzer Working Group | In English | → Maintenance and logistics |
| MBA | Master of Business Administration | In French | → Management → Specialized or polytechnical colleges → Economics |
| MBC | Meaning Based Computing | In English | → Document processing |
| MBI | Multibus Interface | In English | → Computer science |
| MBM | Magnetic Bubble Memory | In English | → Memories |
| MBO | Management By Objective | In English | → Management |
| MBPS | Main Bus Power Supply | In English | → Computer hardware |
| MBS/IP | Multi-purpose Business Security over Internet Protocol | In English | → Internet |
| MBSA | Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer | In English | → Software |
| MBSU | Main Bus Switching Unit | In English | → Computer hardware |
| MC | Memory Configuration | In English | → Memories |
| MC/EC | Mission-Critical/Embedded Computer | In English | → Computer hardware |
| MCA | Main Console Assembly | In English | → Computer hardware |
| MCAE | Mechanical Computer Aided Engineering | In English | → Computer-based techniques → Mechanical engineering |
| MCC | Manchester Computing Center | In English | → Computer science |
| MCC | Ministerul Culturii şi Cultelor | In Romanian | → Central administration → Civilization, culture, progress → Religion, theology |
| MCC | Main Control Console | In English | → Human-computer interaction |
| MCCC | Mission Control and Computing Center | In English | → Computer science |
| MCCL | Maintainability/Maintenance Criteria Checklist | In English | → Maintenance and logistics |
| MCCR | Mission-Critical Computer Resource | In English | → Computer hardware |
| MCCS | Mission-Critical Computer System | In English | → Computer hardware |
| MCDS | Maintenance Control and Display System | In English | → Human-computer interaction → Maintenance and logistics |
| MCDS | Malfunction CRT Display System | In English | → Human-computer interaction |
| MCDS | Management Communication and Data System | In English | → Data → Management |
| MCDS | Multifunction CRT Display System | In English | → Human-computer interaction |
| MCDU | Multifunction CRT Display Unit | In English | → Human-computer interaction |
| MCF | Maintenance and Checkout Facility | In English | → Maintenance and logistics |
| MCF | Military Computer Family | In English | → Computer hardware → Military engineering |
| MCH | Micro Channel Hardware | In English | → Computer hardware |
| MCH | Memory Controller Hub | In English | → Computer hardware → Networks, communication |
| MCI | Management Center Innsbruck (https://www.mci.edu/de/) | In English | → Specialized or polytechnical colleges → Management → Austria |
| MCIS | Material Control and Information System | In English | → Maintenance and logistics |
| MCIU | Manipulator Controller Interface Unit | In English | → Human-computer interaction |
| MCIU | Master Controller Interface Unit | In English | → Human-computer interaction |
| MCIU | Mission Control and Interface Unit | In English | → Human-computer interaction |
| MCLC | Modern Chinese Literature and Culture Resource Center | In English | → Libraries → Civilization, culture, progress → Literature → China |
| MCM | Multichip Module | In English | → Computer hardware |
| MCMS | Microsoft Content Management Server | In English | → Software |
| MCN | Maintenance Change Notice | In English | → Maintenance and logistics |
| MCO | Maintien en Condition Opérationnelle | In French | → Maintenance and logistics |
| MComM | Mathematical and Computer Modelling | In English | → Computer simulation → Serial publications, periodicals → Mathematics |
| MComP | Methods in Computational Physics | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Computer science → Physics |
| MCP | Master Computer Program | In English | → Computer programs |
| MCP | Materials Control Plan | In English | → Maintenance and logistics |
| MCR | Master Change Record | In English | → Records management |
| MCR | Maintenance Corrective | In French | → Maintenance and logistics |
| MCRDF | Mission Configuration Requirements Data File | In English | → Files |
| MCRF | Mission Configuration Requirements File | In English | → Files |
| MCS | Maintenance and Checkout Station | In English | → Maintenance and logistics |
| MCS | Management Control System | In English | → Management |
| MCS | Manufacturing Control System | In English | → Maintenance and logistics |
| MCT | Methodology Coordination Team | In English | → 0057 |
| MCTI | Ministerul Comunicaţiilor şi Tehnologiei Informaţiei | In Romanian | → Computer science → Central administration → Telecommunications |
| MDA | Model Driven Architecture | In English | → Software |
| MDA | Mission Data Analysis | In English | → Knowledge management |
| MDAS | Meteorological Data Acquisition System | In English | → Data → Meteorology, climatology |
| MDAS | Mission Data Acquisition System | In English | → Data |
| MDB | Main Memory Data Output Bus | In English | → Memories |
| MDB | Master Data Base | In English | → Data |
| MDC | Main Display Console | In English | → Human-computer interaction |
| MDC | Mozilla Developer Center | In English | → Software → Networks, communication |
| MDCS | Maintenance Data Collection System | In English | → Maintenance and logistics |
| MDCS | Master Digital Command System | In English | → Human-computer interaction |
| MDCS | Material Data Collection System | In English | → Data → Materials science |
| MDDS | Material Directory Data Sheet | In English | → Data → Materials science |
| MDI | Management Data and Information | In English | → Management |
| MDI | Människa-datorinteraktion = MMI | Man-Machine Interaction | In English = CHI | Computer-Human Interaction | In English = IHM | Interface Homme-Machine | In French |
In Swedish | → Human-computer interaction |
| MDIS | Management Development Institute of Singapore | In English | → Management → Higher education, universities |
| MDL | Master Data Library | In English | → Libraries → Data |
| MDL | Minimal Description Length | In English | → Computer science → Mathematics |
| MDM | Master Data Management | In English | → Management |
| MDP | Main Display Panel | In English | → Human-computer interaction |
| MDP | Master Display Panel | In English | → Human-computer interaction |
| MDP | Mission Data Processing/Processor | In English | → Computer hardware → Data processing |
| MDQ | Mission Développement Qualité | In French | → Quality management |
| MDR | Monthly Director's Review | In English | → Management |
| MDS | Magnetic Disk System | In English | → Computer hardware |
| MDS | Management Data System | In English | → Management |
| MDS | Mission Development Simulator | In English | → Computer simulation |
| MDSD | Model Driven Software Development | In English | → Software |
| MDT | Maintenance Demand Time | In English | → Maintenance and logistics |
| ME | Management Engineering | In English | → Management → Engineering, technology |
| MEA | Maintenance Engineering Analysis | In English | → Maintenance and logistics |
| MEA | Management Engineering Activity | In English | → Management |
| MEAR | Maintenance Engineering Analysis Request | In English | → Maintenance and logistics |
| MEC | Middle East Center (for Peace, Culture, and Development) | In English | → Civilization, culture, progress → Development |
| MEC | Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte | In Spanish | → Central administration → Education → Civilization, culture, progress |
| MEC | Ministerul Educaţiei şi Cercetării | In Romanian | → Central administration → Education → Research policy |
| MECA | Missile Electronics Computer Assembly | In English | → Computer science → Electronics → Military engineering |
| MECF | Main Engine Computational Facilities | In English | → Computer science → Vehicle engineering |
| MECR | Maintenance Engineering Change Request | In English | → Maintenance and logistics |
| MED | Mayall Engineering Database | In English | → Data → Astronomy |
| MEDICS | Medical Information Computer System | In English | → Computer science → Medicine |
| MEECN | Minimum Essential Emergency Communication Network | In English | → Networks, communication → Telecommunications |
| MEF | Managed Extensibility Framework (http://mef.codeplex.com) | In English | → Software |
| MEHARI | Méthode Harmonisée d'Analyse des Risques | In French | → Software → 00441 |
| MEL | Maya Embedded Language | In English | → Graphical processing → Image processing → Cinema, movies |
| MELROSE | Mitsubishi Electric Road Traffic Simulation Environment | In English | → Computer simulation → Transport and postal services |
| MENESR | Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale, de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche | In French | → Central administration → Education → Research policy |
| MEP | Management Engineering Program | In English | → Management → Engineering, technology |
| MERIP | Middle East Research and Information Project | In English | → Research policy → Libraries |
| MERIT | Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology | In English | → Research institutes → Economics → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| MERT | Multi-Environment Real-Time | In English | → Operating systems |
| MESARC | Middle East & South Asia Research Cluster | In English | → Research policy → Organizations and associations |
| MESCAL | Middleware Efficiently SCALable | In English | → Software → Networks, communication |
| MESH | Multimedia Semantic Syndication for Enhanced News Services (www.mesh-ip.eu) | In English | → Computer-based techniques → Telecommunications → Europe |
| MESR | Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche | In French | → Central administration → Education → Research policy |
| MetPetDB | Metamorphic Petrology Database | In English | → Data → Petrology |
| METS | Metadata Encoding & Transmission Standard | In English | → Documentation → Software → Networks, communication |
| MEV | Maintenance ÉVolutive | In French | → Personnel management |
| MEWG | Maintenance Engineering Working Group | In English | → Maintenance and logistics → Engineering, technology |
| MFC | Multiple-Flight Computer | In English | → Computer hardware → Aeronautics, aircraft → Astronautics |
| MFC | Mel Frequency Cepstral | In English | → Computer-based techniques → Linguistics |
| MFCC | Mel Frequency Cepstrum Coefficients | In English | → Computer-based techniques → Linguistics |
| MFG | Medien- und Filmgesellschaft (www.mfg.de) | In German | → Organizations and associations → Research policy → Computer science → Telecommunications |
| MFLOPS | Millions Of Floating-Point Operations Per Second | In English | → Computer science |
| MFQ | Mouvement Français pour la Qualité | In French | → Organizations and associations → Quality management → France |
| MFT | Multiprogramming with a Fixed number of Tasks | In English | → Operating systems |
| MGDR | Merged Geophysical Data Record | In English | → Records management → Data → Geophysics |
| MGE | Maintenance Ground Equipment | In English | → Maintenance and logistics |
| MGI | Management Group Identifier | In English | → Management |
| MH | Man-Hour | In English | → Management → Labour, labour economics |
| MHEG | Multimedia and Hypermedia Experts Group | In English | → Computer science → Newspapers, journalism |
| MHO | Management des Hommes et des Organisations | In French | → Personnel management → Management |
| MHS | Message Handling System | In English | → Computer-based techniques |
| MI | Management Information | In English | → Management |
| MIA | Multiple-Interface Adapter | In English | → Human-computer interaction |
| MIA | Multiplexer Interface Adapter | In English | → Human-computer interaction |
| MIAGE | Méthodes Informatiques Appliquées à la Gestion | In French | → Computer-based techniques → Economics |
| MIAM | Mathématiques Internet Aix Marseille | In French | → Mathematics → Internet → France |
| MIAS | Mathématiques, Informatique et Application aux Sciences | In French | → Computer science → Mathematics and natural sciences → Mathematics |
| MIASHS | Mathématiques et Informatique Appliquées aux Sciences Humaines et Sociales | In French | → Higher education, universities → Mathematics → Computer science → Social sciences |
| MIAU | Multiple Internet Agents for User-adaptive Decision | In English | → Internet → Telecommunications |
| MIAUCE | Multimodal Interactions Analysis and exploration of Users within a Controlled Environment | In English | → Computer science |
| MIB | Minimum-Impulse Bit | In English | → Computer science |
| MIBAC | Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (www.beniculturali.it) | In Italian | → Central administration → Civilization, culture, progress → Italia |
| MIC | Management Information Center | In English | → Computer science |
| MIC | Memory Interface Connector | In English | → Memories |
| MIC | Maîtrise d'Œuvre Informatique Cible | In French | → Computer science |
| MICIS | Material Inventory Control and Information System | In English | → Software → Maintenance and logistics |
| MICIS | Mechanized Information Control Inventory System | In English | → Maintenance and logistics |
| MICIS | Mechanized Inventory Control Information System | In English | → Software → Maintenance and logistics |
| MICS | Management Information And Control System | In English | → Management |
| MICSTRAN | Microscopic Simulator Model for Traffic Networks | In English | → Computer simulation → Transport and postal services |
| MIDAS | Multics Intrusion Detection and Alerting System | In English | → Software → Operating systems |
| MIDDS | Meteorological Interactive Data Display System | In English | → Human-computer interaction → Meteorology, climatology |
| MIDI | Musical Instrument Digital Interface | In English | → Human-computer interaction → Networks, communication → Music |
| MIDL | Microsoft Interface Denition Language | In English | → Human-computer interaction |
| MIDP | Mobile Information Device Profile | In English | → Computer science |
| MIEWF | Master Integrated Engineering Work File | In English | → Engineering, technology → Files |
| MILSTD | Military Standard | In English | → Standardization → Military engineering |
| MIME | Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions | In English | → Internet |
| MIMO | Multiple-Input Multiple-Output | In English | → Computer science |
| MIMOSA | Migration et Mobilité - Sémantique et Applications | In French | → Computer-based techniques → Telecommunications → Semiotics |
| MIMR | Monthly Integration Management Review | In English | → Management |
| MIMS | Medical Information Management System | In English | → Management → Medicine |
| MINALOGIC | MIcro-NAnotechnologies et LOgiciel Grenoble-Isère Compétitivité | In French | → Organizations and associations → Industry, industrial policy → Electronics → Software |
| MINC | Multilingual Internet Names Consortium | In English | → Internet |
| MIND | Multimodal Interpreter for Natural Dialog | In English | → Software → Human-computer interaction |
| MINW | Master Interface Network | In English | → Human-computer interaction → Networks, communication |
| MIO | Management Integration Office | In English | → Management |
| MIPI | Majelis Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia | In Indonesian | → Organizations and associations → Research policy → Indonesia |
| MIRADOR | Modélisation Interactive des Risques Associés au Développement d'Ouvrages Robustes | In French | → Computer simulation → Accidents, risks, safety → Civil engineering → Construction |