Glossary
mean time between failures
The average time a manufacturer estimates before a failure occurs in a component or system.
megabyte
A unit of memory equal to 1,048,576 bytes (1024 x 1024). It is often rounded to one million.
memory
A device which can store logic states such that data can be accessed and retrieved. Memory may be temporary (such as system RAM) or permanent (such as disk).
menu tree
The way in which nested automated attendants are set up.
message categories
Groups of messages in Intuity AUDIX subscribers' mailboxes. Categories include new, unopened, and old for the incoming mailbox and delivered, accessed, undelivered, undeliverable (not deliverable), and file cabinet for the outgoing mailbox.
message delivery
An optional AT&T Intuity feature that permits subscribers to send messages to any
Message Manager
See Intuity Message Manager.
message-waiting indicator (MWI)
An indicator that alerts subscribers that they have received new mail messages. An MWI can be LED, neon, or audio (stutter dial tone).
message waiting lamp (MWL)
An lamp that alerts subscribers that they have received new mail messages. An MWL can be LED, neon, or audio (stutter dial tone). Also known as a
migration
An installation that moves data from another messaging system to the AT&T Intuity system.
minor alarm
An alarm detected by maintenance software that affects less than one fourth of the AT&T Intuity ports in service, but has exceeded error thresholds or may impact service.
mirroring
An AT&T Intuity system feature that allows data from crucial filesystems to be continuously copied to backup (mirror) filesystems while the system is running. If the system has some problem where an original filesystem cannot be used, the backup filesystem is placed in service automatically.
mode code
A string of
modem
A device that converts data from a form that is compatible with data processing equipment (digital) to a form compatible with transmission facilities (analog), and
modular
A term that describes equipment made of
