M
megabyte
(MB) 1,048,576 bytes.
memory
Electronic storage area in a computer that retains information and programs. A computer has two types of memory —
menu
A video display of programs or options.
microprocessor
A semiconductor central processing unit that is the principal component of a microcomputer. Usually contained on a single chip that includes an arithmetic logic unit, control logic, and
MIDI
Musical Instrument Digital Interface. A standard serial bus, digital interface designed to connect electronic musical devices. MIDI has no innate sound of its own.
MIR
Medium Infrared, an infrared technology that sends data at 1.152 Mbit/second (1,152,000 bits per second).
MMX
A set of 57 multimedia instructions built into Intel’s Pentium microprocessors. MMX- enabled microprocessors handle many common multimedia operations, such as digital signal processing (DSP), that are normally handled by a separate sound or video card.
However, only software especially written to call MMX instructions —
mode
A method of operation; for example, the NEC Versa operates in either normal or
modem
MPEG (1, 2, 3)
The MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) standard is used to encode motion images. The MPEG player program in Windows lets you play back MPEG files.