MPEG
Abbreviation for Motion Pictures Experts Group: data compression standard for motion-video and audio

MTA
Abbreviation for Mail Transfer Agent: any server that is employed to deliver electronic mail

MTBF
Abbreviation for Mean Time Between Failure

MTTR
Abbreviation for Mean Time To Repair: average time it takes to repair a device.

Multiple Master typefaces
Multiple Master fonts are a special kind of PostScript Type 1 fonts capable of producing a continuous range of type designs. In effect, a multiple master font is a whole family of type - where all the “in-between” typefaces are available to the font user. MM fonts have from 1 to 4 design axes, most often weight (from light to bold), width (from condensed to expanded) and optical size (from 6 pt to display).

multiplexer
Device capable of taking a single communication channel and dividing it among several different signals.

multitasking
The execution of more than one program at a time on a computer system.

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