| Mac Address |
A 3-bit address used to distinguish units
within a piconet. 3 bits allows for only 8 unique address, thus the limit on the number of
devices allowed to participate in a piconet. |
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| MAL |
MSIsdn-Alert |
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| MAP |
Mobile Application Part |
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| Master Unit |
This is the device within a piconet whose
clock and frequency-hopping sequence is used to synchronize all slave units within the
piconet. |
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| MDS |
Multipoint Distribution Service. Licensed
spectrum in the 2.1GHz band. |
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| Microbrowser |
A Web browser specialized for a smart phone
or PDA. It is optimized to run in the low-memory and small-screen environment of a
handheld device. |
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| MMDS |
Multipoint Multichannel Distibution
Service. Licensed spectrum in the 2.5 2.6GHz band. Range is 30 miles or more. |
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| MML |
Man Machine Language |
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| MMM |
Mobile Media Mode is an icon that
identifies Web content optimized for smart phones and handhelds. |
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| MMS |
More Messages to Send |
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| MoU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
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| MR |
Message Reference |
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| MS |
Mobile Station |
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| MSA |
Metropolitan Service Area. An urban area
with at least 50,000 people plus surrounding counties. There are 306 MSAs and 428 RSAs in
U.S. |
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| MSB |
Most Significant Bits |
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| MSC |
Mobile Switching Centre |
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| MSCA |
MSC Address |
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| MSI |
Mobile waiting Set Indication |
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| MSIsdn |
Mobile Station ISDN number |
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| MSM |
More Short Messages |
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| MSRN |
Mobile Station Roaming Number |
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| MT |
Message Type |
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| MTBF |
Mean Time Between Failure |
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| MTBR |
Mean Time Before Repair |
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| MTI |
Message Type Indicator |
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| M-WorldGate |
Logica's proposed cHTML gateway |
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| MWS |
Message Waiting Set |
