Terms and Abbreviations: M
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M/E |
mix/effects |
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M/H |
mobile/handheld |
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MAC |
Media Access Control |
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MADI |
Multichannel Audio Digital Interface |
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MAM |
media asset management |
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MAN |
metropolitan area network |
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MAR |
modified aspect ratio |
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MATV |
master antenna television |
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Mb |
megabits |
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MB |
megabytes |
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MB/s |
megabytes per second |
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Mb/s, Mbps |
megabits per second |
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MBAFF |
macroblock-adaptive field/frame coding |
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MC |
master control |
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MCR |
master control room |
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MDCT |
modified discrete cosine transform |
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MDI |
media delivery index |
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MDI-DF |
MDI-delay factor |
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MDP |
Media Dispatch Protocol |
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MER |
modulation error ratio |
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MGT |
master guide table |
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MHEG |
Multimedia and Hypermedia information coding Expert Group |
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MHEG-5 |
multimedia hypermedia codec standard |
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MHP |
Multimedia Home Project |
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MHz |
megahertz |
| MIB | management information base |
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MIDI |
Musical Instrument Digital Interface |
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MIMO |
multiple-input multiple-output |
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MIP |
megaframe initialization packet |
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MIPS |
million instructions per second |
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MIS |
management information systems |
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MLD |
Multicast Listener Discovery (protocol) |
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MLR |
media loss rate |
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MMDS |
multichannel multipoint distribution systems |
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MMS |
1) multimedia messaging service |
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MMTC |
Minority Media and Telecommunications Counsel |
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MNO |
mobile network operators |
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MO&O |
Memorandum Opinion and Order |
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MOS |
1) mobile operating system |
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MOSFET |
metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor |
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MP@HL |
Main Profile at High Level |
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MP3 |
MPEG Audio Layer 3 |
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MPEG |
Moving Picture Experts Group |
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MPEG-2 |
digital video codec standard |
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MPEG-4 |
digital video codec standard |
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MPEG-4 AVC |
digital video codec standard |
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MPH |
Trademark name for a system that delivers video and data to mobile, portable and handheld devices |
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mph |
miles per hour |
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MPLS |
Multi-Protocol Label Switching |
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Mpps |
millions of packets per second |
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MPTS |
multiple-program transport stream |
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MRM |
media resource management |
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ms |
millisecond |
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MSDC |
multistage depressed collector |
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MSO |
multiple systems operator |
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MSTV |
Association for Maximum Service Television |
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MTBF |
mean time between failures |
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MTF |
modulation transfer function |
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MTTF |
mean time to failure |
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MUSHRA |
Multiple Stimuli with Hidden Reference and Anchor |
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mux |
multiplexer |
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MVPD |
multichannel video programming distributor |
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mW |
milliwatt |
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MW |
megawatt |
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MXF |
Material eXchange Format |
