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Mainframe:
A large central computer system. Traditionally performed a specific task, such as a billing system; more latterly refers to a server.

Markup language:
A language that allows data to have meta data attached, essentially describing how the data should be catalogued for further use on extraction.

Menu:
Analogous to the contents page of a book, but instead of page numbers, the menu items are themselves hyperlinks to the pages of content referred to.

Meta data:
A tag containing a description of what the underlying data represents. I.e. it's data about data.

Meta tags:
Descriptions given to web pages, categorising the information contained in the web pages.

Middleware:
Software integrating existing applications so they can operate as one system.

MIDP:
Motor Industry Development Programme

MIME, Multipurpose Internet mail ext.:
A protocol that is widely used for the interchange of files.

MIPS:
A million instructions per second

MISCCIP:
Motor Industry Supply Chain Competiveness Improvement Programme

MMS:
Multimedia Messaging Services - a rich form of SMS

MODEM:
Literally: 'Modulator/Demodulator', a device enabling computers to send and receive data over a normal telephone line.

MOTO:
Mail Order/ Telephone Order transaction, describing the situation when the credit card and the purchaser are not physically in the presence of the merchant.

MPLS:
See Multiprotocol Label Switching

MRO:
Maintenance, Repairs and Operations, a subset of the indirect inputs to a business. See also under ORMS.

Multimedia:
An interactive combination of text, graphics, animation, images, audio and video displayed by and under the control of a PC.

Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS):
A standards-approved technology for speeding up network traffic flow and making it easier to manage.

Mutlimedia files:
Digitised images, videos and sound that can be retrieved and converted into an appropriate human recognisable information.