Dell PowerEdge 4400 - Manual (Page 22)

mAh
Abbreviation for milliampere-hour(s).
math coprocessor
See coprocessor .
MB
Abbreviation for megabyte(s). The term megabyte means 1,048,576 bytes; however, when referring to hard-disk drive storage, the term is often
rounded to mean 1,000,000 bytes.
MBR
Abbreviation for master boot record.
MDA
Abbreviation for monochrome display adapter.
memory
A computer can contain several different forms of memory, such as RAM, ROM, and video memory. Frequently, the word memory is used as a
synonym for RAM; for example, an unqualified statement such as "a computer with 8 MB of memory" refers to a computer with 8 MB of RAM.
memory address
A specific location, usually expressed as a hexadecimal number, in the computer's RAM.
memory manager
A utility that controls the implementation of memory in addition to conventional memory, such as extended or expanded memory. See also
conventional memory , EMM , expanded memory , extended memory , HMA , upper memory area , and XMM .
MGA
Abbreviation for monochrome graphics adapter.
MHz
Abbreviation for megahertz.
microprocessor
Because it is the primary computational chip inside the computer, it is customary to refer to the microprocessor as "the computer's brain." The
microprocessor contains an arithmetic processing unit and a control unit. Software written for one microprocessor must usually be revised to run
on another microprocessor. CPU is a synonym for microprocessor.
min
Abbreviation for minute(s).
mirroring
A type of data redundancy that uses a set of physical drives to store data and one or more sets of additional drives to store duplicate copies of the
data. Mirroring is the preferred data redundancy technique in lower-capacity systems and in systems where performance is extremely important.
See also
guarding , RAID 1 , and RAID 10 .
mm
Abbreviation for millimeter(s).
mouse
A pointing device that controls the movement of the cursor on a screen. Mouse-aware software allows you to activate commands by clicking a
mouse button while pointing at objects displayed on the screen.
MPS
Abbreviation for multiprocessing specification.
ms
Abbreviation for millisecond(s).