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* [[Mahasz]] – (p) '''''Ma'''gyar '''Ha'''nglemezkiadók '''Sz'''övetsége'' (Hungarian, "Association of Hungarian Record Companies")
* [[Mahasz]] – (p) '''''Ma'''gyar '''Ha'''nglemezkiadók '''Sz'''övetsége'' (Hungarian, "Association of Hungarian Record Companies")
* [[Mal (disambiguation)|mal]] – (s) [[Malayalam language]] (ISO 639-2 code)
* [[Mal (disambiguation)|mal]] – (s) [[Malayalam language]] (ISO 639-2 code)
* [[MALD (disambiguation)|MALD]] – (a) Miniature Air-Launched Decoy
* [[MALD (disambiguation)|MALD]] – (a) [[Miniature Air-Launched Decoy]]
* [[MANPADS]] – (p) MAN-Portable Air Defence System
* [[MANPADS]] – (p) MAN-Portable Air Defence System
* [[MANPRINT]] – (p) MANpower and PeRsonnel INTegration
* [[MANPRINT]] – (p) MANpower and PeRsonnel INTegration
* [[MAO (disambiguation)|MAO]]
* [[MAO (disambiguation)|MAO]]
** (i/a) ''Molėtų astronomijos observatorija'' (Moletai Astronomical Observatory)
** (i/a) ''Molėtų astronomijos observatorija'' ([[Molėtai Astronomical Observatory|Moletai Astronomical Observatory]])
** (p) [[Monoamine oxidase|MonoAmine Oxidase]]
** (p) [[Monoamine oxidase|MonoAmine Oxidase]]
* [[MAOI]] – (p) [[Monoamine oxidase inhibitor]]
* [[MAOI]] – (p) [[Monoamine oxidase inhibitor]]
* [[MAP (disambiguation)|MAP]] – (a) [[Management Action Plan]] (Corporate phrase)
* [[MAP (disambiguation)|MAP]] – (a) [[Management Action Plan]] (Corporate phrase)
* [[MAPP (disambiguation)|MAPP]] - (a) Medical Assistance Premium Program
* [[MAPP (disambiguation)|MAPP]] - (a) Medical Assistance Premium Program
* [[MAPS (disambiguation)|MAPS]] – (a) [[Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship]]
* [[MAPS (disambiguation)|MAPS]] – (a) [[The Institute for Bird Populations|Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship]]
* [[MAQS]] – (a) [[Museum of the American Quilter's Society]] ("max")
* [[MAQS]] – (a) [[Museum of the American Quilter's Society]] ("max")
* [[mar]] – (s) [[Marathi language]] (ISO 639-2 code)
* [[Marathi language|mar]] – (s) [[Marathi language]] (ISO 639-2 code)
* [[MAR (disambiguation)|MAR]] – (s) [[Morocco]] (ISO 3166 trigram)
* [[MAR (disambiguation)|MAR]] – (s) [[Morocco]] (ISO 3166 trigram)
* [[MarBEF]] – (p) [[Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning]]<!--- http://www.marbef.org/ --->
* [[MarBEF Data System|MarBEF]] – (p) [[Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning]]<!--- http://www.marbef.org/ --->
* [[MARC (disambiguation)|MARC]]
* [[MARC (disambiguation)|MARC]]
** (a) [[MARC standards|MAchine Readable Cataloging]] (often also defined as MAchine Readable Code)
** (a) [[MARC standards|MAchine Readable Cataloging]] (often also defined as MAchine Readable Code)
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* [[MARCENT]] – (p) [[United States Marine Forces Central Command]]
* [[MARCENT]] – (p) [[United States Marine Forces Central Command]]
* [[MARFORCC]] – (p) Marine Force Component Commander
* [[MARFORCC]] – (p) Marine Force Component Commander
*[[MARINE]] (acronym) Muscles Are Required, Intelligence Not Evaluated- Used by Enlisted and Officer Ranks in the USMC
*[[MARINES]] (acronym) My A** Rides In Navy Equipment, Sir! - Banter with Navy Personnel by Marines
* [[MARRS]] – (a) '''M'''artyn Young, '''A'''lex Ayuli, '''R'''udy Tambala, '''R'''ussell Smith, and '''S'''teve Young (British electronic music act)
* [[MARRS]] – (a) '''M'''artyn Young, '''A'''lex Ayuli, '''R'''udy Tambala, '''R'''ussell Smith, and '''S'''teve Young (British electronic music act)
* [[Mas (disambiguation)|MAS]] – (i) NATO [[Military Agency for Standardization]]
* [[Mas (disambiguation)|MAS]] – (i) NATO [[Military Agency for Standardization]]
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** [[Martinique]] (FIPS 10-4 territory code)
** [[Martinique]] (FIPS 10-4 territory code)
** [[Medal of Bravery (disambiguation)|Medal of Bravery]] (Canada)
** [[Medal of Bravery (disambiguation)|Medal of Bravery]] (Canada)
* [[MBA (disambiguation)|MBA]]
* MBA
** (i) Main Battle Area
** (i) Main Battle Area
** Main Belt Asteroid
** [[Main-belt asteroid|Main Belt Asteroid]]
** [[Master of Business Administration]]
** [[Master of Business Administration]]
* [[MBI (disambiguation)|MBI]] – (i) [[Moody Bible Institute]]
* [[MBI (disambiguation)|MBI]] – (i) [[Moody Bible Institute]]
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* MbS – (i) [[Mohammad bin Salman]] (current crown prince of Saudi Arabia)
* MbS – (i) [[Mohammad bin Salman]] (current crown prince of Saudi Arabia)
* [[MBSE]] – (i) [[Model-based systems engineering]]
* [[MBSE]] – (i) [[Model-based systems engineering]]
* mbsf – metres below sea floor,<ref>{{cite journal |editor=Flood, Roger D. |editor2=Piper, D.J.W. |editor3=Klaus, A. |editor4=Peterson, L.C. |year=1997|journal=Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results|quote=we follow Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) meters below seafloor (mbsf) convention|volume=155|page=3|doi=10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.200.1997|title=Preface: Depth below seafloor conventions |series=Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=http://ebooks.cambridge.org/chapter.jsf?bid=CBO9780511541490&cid=CBO9780511541490A018|title=Sulphate-reducing Bacteria Environmental and Engineered Systems Edited by Larry L. Barton University of New Mexico|last=Parkes|first=R. John|author2=Henrik Sass |year=2007|work=Sulphate-reducing Bacteria Environmental and Engineered Systems|publisher=Cambridge University Press|pages=329–358|accessdate=11 June 2010|doi=10.1017/CBO9780511541490.012|quote=metres below the seafloor (mbsf)}}</ref> a [[:wikt:depth|depth]] convention used in [[paleontology]] and [[oceanography]]
* mbsf – metres below sea floor,<ref>{{cite journal |editor=Flood, Roger D. |editor2=Piper, D.J.W. |editor3=Klaus, A. |editor4=Peterson, L.C. |year=1997|journal=Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results|quote=we follow Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) meters below seafloor (mbsf) convention|volume=155|page=3|doi=10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.200.1997|title=Preface: Depth below seafloor conventions |series=Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=http://ebooks.cambridge.org/chapter.jsf?bid=CBO9780511541490&cid=CBO9780511541490A018|title=Sulphate-reducing Bacteria Environmental and Engineered Systems Edited by Larry L. Barton University of New Mexico|last=Parkes|first=R. John|author2=Henrik Sass |year=2007|work=Sulphate-reducing Bacteria Environmental and Engineered Systems|publisher=Cambridge University Press|pages=329–358|access-date=11 June 2010|doi=10.1017/CBO9780511541490.012|quote=metres below the seafloor (mbsf)}}</ref> a [[:wikt:depth|depth]] convention used in [[paleontology]] and [[oceanography]]
* [[MBT (disambiguation)|MBT]] – (i) [[Main Battle Tank]]
* [[MBT (disambiguation)|MBT]] – (i) [[Main Battle Tank]]
* [[MBTA]] – (i) [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority]] – [[Migratory Bird Treaty Act]] (U.S.)
* [[MBTA]] – (i) [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority]] – [[Migratory Bird Treaty Act]] (U.S.)
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** (i) Major Combat Operation
** (i) Major Combat Operation
** (s) [[Monaco]] (ISO 3166 trigram)
** (s) [[Monaco]] (ISO 3166 trigram)
** (s) [[Orlando International Airport]] (IATA code)
** (i) Movement Control Officer
** (i) Movement Control Officer
* [[MCP (disambiguation)|MCP]]
* [[MCP (disambiguation)|MCP]]
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* [[MEC (disambiguation)|MEC]]
* [[MEC (disambiguation)|MEC]]
** (s) [[Maine Central Railroad]]
** (s) [[Maine Central Railroad]]
** Manta, Ecuador (IATA location identifier)
** [[Eloy Alfaro International Airport|Manta, Ecuador]] (IATA location identifier)
** (i) [[Model European Council]]
** (i) [[Model European Council]]
** [[Mountain East Conference]]
** [[Mountain East Conference]]
** [[Mountain Equipment Co-op]]
** [[Mountain Equipment Co-op]]
* [[MECC]] – (a) [[Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium]] (later Corporation, dissolved 1999)
* [[MECC]] – (a) [[Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium]] (later Corporation, dissolved 1999)
* MECCA – (a) Milwaukee Exposition Convention Center and Arena, a former name for the sports venue now known as [[UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena]]
* [[MECCA]] – (a) Milwaukee Exposition Convention Center and Arena, a former name for the sports venue now known as [[UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena]]
* [[MECO (disambiguation)|MECO]] – (a) [[Main engine cutoff]] (NASA code for point in Space Shuttle assent when three main engines are shut down prior to External Tank (ET) separation)
* [[MECO (disambiguation)|MECO]] – (a) [[Main engine cutoff]] (NASA code for point in Space Shuttle ascent when three main engines are shut down prior to External Tank (ET) separation)
* [[MEDEVAC]] – (p) Medical evacuation
* [[MEDEVAC]] – (p) Medical evacuation
* [[MEDLI (disambiguation)|MEDLI]]
* [[MEDLI (disambiguation)|MEDLI]]
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* [[MEK (disambiguation)|MEK]]
* [[MEK (disambiguation)|MEK]]
** (i) [[Hungarian Electronic Library|Magyar Elektronikus Konyvtar]]
** (i) [[Hungarian Electronic Library|Magyar Elektronikus Konyvtar]]
** [[Message encryption key]]
** [[Message Encryption Key|Message encryption key]]
** (a) [[methyl ethyl ketone]]
** (a) [[methyl ethyl ketone]]
** (p) [[Mujahideen al-Khalq]]
** (p) [[Mujahideen al-Khalq]]
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* [[MENA]] – (i/a) [[Middle East]] and [[North Africa]] ("MEE-na" or "MEH-na")
* [[MENA]] – (i/a) [[Middle East]] and [[North Africa]] ("MEE-na" or "MEH-na")
* [[Meo (disambiguation)|MEO]]
* [[Meo (disambiguation)|MEO]]
** (a) [[Medium Earth orbit|Medium earth orbit]]
** (a) [[Medium Earth orbit]]
** Most efficient organization
** Most efficient organization
* [[MEP (disambiguation)|MEP]]
* [[MEP (disambiguation)|MEP]]
** (i) Mechanical Electrical Plumbing
** (i) [[Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing|Mechanical Electrical Plumbing]]
** [[Member of the European Parliament]]
** [[Member of the European Parliament]]
**''[[Missions étrangères de Paris]]'' (French for "Paris Foreign Missions")
**''[[Missions étrangères de Paris]]'' (French for "Paris Foreign Missions")
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** (s) [[Mayotte]] (FIPS 10-4 territory code)
** (s) [[Mayotte]] (FIPS 10-4 territory code)
** [[Megafarad]]
** [[Megafarad]]
** (a) Motherf***er (profanity)
* [[MFG (disambiguation)|MFG]] - (s) [[Manufacturing]]
* [[MFSB]] – (i) Mother, Father, Sister, Brother (1970s Philadelphia studio musicians collective)
* [[MFSB]] – (i) Mother, Father, Sister, Brother (1970s Philadelphia studio musicians collective)
* [[MFT (disambiguation)|MFT]]
* [[MFT (disambiguation)|MFT]]
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* [[MGA (disambiguation)|MGA]] – (s) Malagasy [[ariary]] ([[ISO 4217]] currency code)
* [[MGA (disambiguation)|MGA]] – (s) Malagasy [[ariary]] ([[ISO 4217]] currency code)
* [[MGB (disambiguation)|MGB]] – (i) [[Medium Girder Bridge]], [[Motor gunboat|Motor Gun Boat]]
* [[MGB (disambiguation)|MGB]] – (i) [[Medium Girder Bridge]], [[Motor gunboat|Motor Gun Boat]]
* [[MGM]] – (i) [[Metro Goldwyn Mayer]] – (s) [[Montgomery, Alabama]] (Airport Code)
* [[MGM (disambiguation)|MGM]] – (i) [[Metro Goldwyn Mayer]] – (s) [[Montgomery, Alabama]] (Airport Code)
* [[MGPAM]] – ''[[My Gym Partner's a Monkey]]''
* [[MGPAM]] – ''[[My Gym Partner's a Monkey]]''
* [[MGS (disambiguation)|MGS]] – (i) [[Mobile Gun System]]
* [[MGS (disambiguation)|MGS]] – (i) [[Mobile Gun System]]
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* [[MH (disambiguation)|mh]] – (s) [[Marshallese language]] (ISO 639-1 code)
* [[MH (disambiguation)|mh]] – (s) [[Marshallese language]] (ISO 639-1 code)
* [[MH (disambiguation)|mH]] – (s) [[Millihenry]]
* [[MH (disambiguation)|mH]] – (s) [[Millihenry]]
* [[MH (disambiguation)|MH]] – (s) [[Marshall Islands]] (postal symbol; ISO 3166 digram) – [[Megahenry]] – [[Montserrat]] (FIPS 10-4 territory code)
* [[MH (disambiguation)|MH]]
** (s) [[Marshall Islands]] (postal symbol; ISO 3166 digram)
** [[Megahenry]]
** [[Montserrat]] (FIPS 10-4 territory code)
** (s) [[Malaysia Airlines]] (IATA code)
* [[MHC (disambiguation)|MHC]] – (i) [[Major Histocompatibility Complex]]
* [[MHC (disambiguation)|MHC]] – (i) [[Major Histocompatibility Complex]]
* [[MHEV]] – Micro-Hybrid Electric Vehicle
* [[MHHW]] – (i) Mean Higher High Water (nautical charts)
* [[MHHW]] – (i) Mean Higher High Water (nautical charts)
* [[MHL (disambiguation)|MHL]] – (s) [[Marshall Islands]] (ISO 3166 trigram)
* [[MHL (disambiguation)|MHL]] – (s) [[Marshall Islands]] (ISO 3166 trigram)
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** [[Midway Islands]] (ISO 3166 digram; obsolete 1986)
** [[Midway Islands]] (ISO 3166 digram; obsolete 1986)
** (i) [[Military intelligence|Military Intelligence]]
** (i) [[Military intelligence|Military Intelligence]]
* [[Mia (disambiguation)|MIA]] – (i) [[Missing In Action]]
* [[Mia (disambiguation)|MIA]]
** (i) [[Missing In Action]]
** [[Miami International Airport]] (IATA code)
* [[MIAA (disambiguation)|MIAA]]
* [[MIAA (disambiguation)|MIAA]]
** (i) [[Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association]]
** (i) [[Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association]]
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* [[MIDI]] – (a) [[Musical Instrument Digital Interface]]
* [[MIDI]] – (a) [[Musical Instrument Digital Interface]]
* [[Midas (disambiguation)|MIDAS]] – (a) [[Man-machine Integration Design and Analysis System]]
* [[Midas (disambiguation)|MIDAS]] – (a) [[Man-machine Integration Design and Analysis System]]
* [[MIDS (disambiguation)|MIDS]] – (i) [[Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS)|Multi-Function Information Distribution System]]
* [[MIDS (disambiguation)|MIDS]] – (i) [[Multifunctional Information Distribution System|Multi-Function Information Distribution System]]
* [[MIFC (disambiguation)|MIFC]] – (a) [[Military Industrial Financial Complex]]
* [[MIFC (disambiguation)|MIFC]] – (a) [[Military Industrial Financial Complex]]
* [[MIFG]] – (s) Shallow Fog (METAR Code)
* [[MIFG]] – (s) Shallow Fog ([[METAR]] Code)
* [[MIFPC]] – (a) [[Military Industrial Financial Pharmaceutical Complex]]
* [[MIFPC]] – (a) [[Military Industrial Financial Pharmaceutical Complex]]
* [[MIKE]] – (a) [[Monitoring of Illegal Killing of Elephants]]
* [[MIKE]] – (a) [[Monitoring of Illegal Killing of Elephants]]
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** (i) [[Moro Islamic Liberation Front]]
** (i) [[Moro Islamic Liberation Front]]
** (a) [[MILF (slang)|Mother I'd Like to F**k]]
** (a) [[MILF (slang)|Mother I'd Like to F**k]]
* [[MILSATCOM]] – (p) Military Satellite Communications
* [[MILSATCOM Systems Wing|MILSATCOM]] – (p) Military Satellite Communications
* [[MILSET]] – (a) [http://www.milset.org ''Mouvement International pour le Loisir Scientifique Et Technique''] (French, "International Movement for Leisure Activities in Science and Technology")
* [[MILSET]] – (a) [http://www.milset.org ''Mouvement International pour le Loisir Scientifique Et Technique''] (French, "International Movement for Leisure Activities in Science and Technology")
* [[MILSTRIP]] – (p) Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedure [https://web.archive.org/web/20100821071058/http://www.dla.mil/j-6/dlmso/elibrary/manuals/milstrip/default.asp DLMSO MILSTRIP Manual]
* [[MILSTRIP]] – (p) Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedure [https://web.archive.org/web/20100821071058/http://www.dla.mil/j-6/dlmso/elibrary/manuals/milstrip/default.asp DLMSO MILSTRIP Manual]
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** (i) [[Michael Jordan]]
** (i) [[Michael Jordan]]
** (i) [[Michael Jackson]]
** (i) [[Michael Jackson]]
** (i) [[Mary Jane Watson]] (Spider-Man character)
* [[MJD (disambiguation)|MJD]] – (i) Modified [[Julian day|Julian Day]]
* [[MJD (disambiguation)|MJD]] – (i) Modified [[Julian day|Julian Day]]
* MJF – (i) [[Maxwell Jacob Friedman]], American professional wrestler (who currently performs as "MJF")
* MJF – (i) [[Maxwell Jacob Friedman]], American professional wrestler (who currently performs as "MJF")
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* [[Mk (disambiguation)|mk]] – (s) [[Macedonian language]] (ISO 639-1 code)
* [[Mk (disambiguation)|mk]] – (s) [[Macedonian language]] (ISO 639-1 code)
* [[Mk (disambiguation)|mK]] – (s) [[Millikelvin]]
* [[Mk (disambiguation)|mK]] – (s) [[Millikelvin]]
* [[Mk (disambiguation)|Mk]] - (s) Mark (US weapon designation), as in [[Close Quarters Battle Receiver|Mk 18 MOD 0 CQBR]]
* [[Mk (disambiguation)|MK]]
* [[Mk (disambiguation)|MK]]
** (s) [[Air Mauritius]] ([[IATA]] code)
** (s) [[Air Mauritius]] ([[IATA]] code)
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** (i) [[Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad]] (1865–1989)
** (i) [[Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad]] (1865–1989)
** [[Mortal Kombat Trilogy]]
** [[Mortal Kombat Trilogy]]
** Short form of [[Marketing]]


==ML==
==ML==
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** [[Mutual legal assistance treaty]]
** [[Mutual legal assistance treaty]]
** [[Myelosis Leucemica Acuta]]
** [[Myelosis Leucemica Acuta]]
* [[MLB]] – (i) [[Major League Baseball]]
* [[MLB]]
** (i) [[Major League Baseball]]
** (s) [[Melbourne Orlando International Airport]] (IATA code)
* [[MLC (disambiguation)|MLC]] – (i) [[Member of the Legislative Council]] (in India)
* [[MLC (disambiguation)|MLC]] – (i) [[Member of the Legislative Council]] (in India)
* [[MLE (disambiguation)|MLE]] – (i) [[Maximum likelihood estimation]]
* [[MLE (disambiguation)|MLE]] – (i) [[Maximum likelihood estimation]]
* [[MLG (disambiguation)|mlg]] – (s) [[Malagasy language]] (ISO 639-2 code)
* [[MLG (disambiguation)|mlg]] – (s) [[Malagasy language]] (ISO 639-2 code)
* [[MLG (disambiguation)|MLG]]
** (i) [[Major League Gaming]]
** (i) [[Landing gear|Main Landing Gear]]
* [[MLHW]] – (i) Mean Lower High Water (nautical charts)
* [[MLHW]] – (i) Mean Lower High Water (nautical charts)
* [[MLI (disambiguation)|MLI]] – (s) [[Mali]] (ISO 3166 trigram)
* [[MLI (disambiguation)|MLI]] – (s) [[Mali]] (ISO 3166 trigram)
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* [[MLW (disambiguation)|MLW]]
* [[MLW (disambiguation)|MLW]]
** (i) [[Major League Wrestling]] (American professional wrestling promotion)
** (i) [[Major League Wrestling]] (American professional wrestling promotion)
** Mean Low Water (nautical charts)
** [[Mean low water|Mean Low Water]] (nautical charts)
* [[MLWN]] – (i) Mean Low Water [[Neap tide|Neaps]] (nautical charts)
* [[MLWN]] – (i) Mean Low Water [[Neap tide|Neaps]] (nautical charts)
* [[MLWS]] – (i) Mean Low Water [[Spring tide|Springs]] (nautical charts)
* [[MLWS]] – (i) Mean Low Water [[Spring tide|Springs]] (nautical charts)
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* [[MMPR (disambiguation)|MMPR]] – ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]''
* [[MMPR (disambiguation)|MMPR]] – ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]''
* [[MMR (disambiguation)|MMR]] – (i) [[Measles]], [[Mumps]] and [[Rubella]] [[MMR vaccine|vaccine]] – (s) [[Myanmar]] (ISO 3166 trigram)
* [[MMR (disambiguation)|MMR]] – (i) [[Measles]], [[Mumps]] and [[Rubella]] [[MMR vaccine|vaccine]] – (s) [[Myanmar]] (ISO 3166 trigram)
* [[MMS (disambiguation)|MMS]] – (i) Multimission Modular Spacecraft
* [[MMS (disambiguation)|MMS]] – (i) [[Multi-mission Modular Spacecraft|Multimission Modular Spacecraft]]
* [[MMU (disambiguation)|MMU]] – (i) [[Manchester Metropolitan University]] – (i) [[Manned Maneuvering Unit|Manned Manoeuvring Unit]]
* [[MMU (disambiguation)|MMU]] – (i) [[Manchester Metropolitan University]] – (i) [[Manned Maneuvering Unit|Manned Manoeuvring Unit]]
* [[MMW (disambiguation)|MMW]] – (p) [[Millimetre Wave]] (radar, from "mm Wave")
* [[MMW (disambiguation)|MMW]] – (p) [[Millimetre Wave]] (radar, from "mm Wave")
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* [[Mon (disambiguation)|mon]] – (s) [[Mongolian language]] (ISO 639-2 code)
* [[Mon (disambiguation)|mon]] – (s) [[Mongolian language]] (ISO 639-2 code)
* [[MOND]] – (p) [[Modified Newtonian Dynamics]]
* [[MOND]] – (p) [[Modified Newtonian Dynamics]]
* [[MOO]] – (i) Measure Of Outcome
* [[MOO (disambiguation)|MOO]] – (i) Measure Of Outcome
* [[MOOTW]] – (p) Military Operations Other Than War ("moot-double-you")
* [[MOOTW]] – (p) Military Operations Other Than War ("moot-double-you")
* [[MOP (disambiguation)|MOP]] – (s) Macau [[Macanese pataca|pataca]] ([[ISO 4217]] currency code) – (i) Measure Of Performance
* [[MOP (disambiguation)|MOP]] – (s) Macau [[Macanese pataca|pataca]] ([[ISO 4217]] currency code) – (i) Measure Of Performance
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* [[MORP]] – (a) [[Meteorite Observation and Recovery Project]]
* [[MORP]] – (a) [[Meteorite Observation and Recovery Project]]
* [[MORS]] – (i) [[Military Operations Research Society]]
* [[MORS]] – (i) [[Military Operations Research Society]]
* [[MOS (disambiguation)|MOS]] – (i) Military Occupational Specialty – (a) [http://www.filmsound.org/terminology/mos.htm Mit Out Sound / Motor Only Sync] – (i) Mobile Object System – [[Model output statistics|Model Output Statistics]] – Multiplayer Online Services - (a) [[Mean opinion score|Mean Opinion Score]]
* [[MOS (disambiguation)|MOS]] – (i) [[Military Occupational Specialty]] – (a) [http://www.filmsound.org/terminology/mos.htm Mit Out Sound / Motor Only Sync] – (i) Mobile Object System – [[Model output statistics|Model Output Statistics]] – Multiplayer Online Services - (a) [[Mean opinion score|Mean Opinion Score]]
* [[MOS-CQ]] - (a) Mean Opinion Score - Conversational Quality (ITU-T P.800.1)
* [[MOS-CQ]] - (a) [[Mean opinion score|Mean Opinion Score]] - Conversational Quality (ITU-T P.800.1)
* [[MOS-LQ]] - (a) Mean Opinion Score - Listening Quality (ITU-T P.800.1)
* [[MOS-LQ]] - (a) Mean Opinion Score - Listening Quality (ITU-T P.800.1)
* [[MOSFET]] – (a) [[Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor]]
* [[MOSFET]] – (a) [[Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor]]
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* [[Orthodontic Technicians Association#Membership|MOTA]] – (i) Member of the Orthodontic Technicians Association
* [[Orthodontic Technicians Association#Membership|MOTA]] – (i) Member of the Orthodontic Technicians Association
* [[MOTESS]] – (a) [[Moving Object and Transient Event Search System]]
* [[MOTESS]] – (a) [[Moving Object and Transient Event Search System]]
* [[Moto (disambiguation)|MOTO]] – (a) Mail Order / Telephone Order – Master of the obvious
* [[Moto (disambiguation)|MOTO]] – (a) [[Mail Order / Telephone Order]] – [[Masters Of The Obvious|Master of the obvious]]
* [[MOU (disambiguation)|MOU]] – (i) [[Memorandum of understanding|Memorandum Of Understanding]]
* [[MOU (disambiguation)|MOU]] – (i) [[Memorandum of understanding|Memorandum Of Understanding]]
* [[MOUT]] – (i) Military Operations in Urban[ized] Terrain
* [[MOUT]] – (i) Military Operations in Urban[ized] Terrain
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==MQ==
==MQ==
* [[MQ (disambiguation)|MQ]] – (s) [[Martinique]] (ISO 3166 digram) – [[Midway Islands]] (FIPS 10-4 territory code)
* [[MQ (disambiguation)|MQ]]
** (s) [[Martinique]] (ISO 3166 digram) – [[Midway Islands]] (FIPS 10-4 territory code)
** (s) Multi-mission Unmanned Aerial Vehicle [[1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system|(US tri-service aircraft designator)]]


==MR==
==MR==
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* [[MRE]] – (i) Meal Ready to Eat (U.S. military rations)
* [[MRE]] – (i) Meal Ready to Eat (U.S. military rations)
* [[MRGO]] – (i) [[Mississippi River–Gulf Outlet Canal]] (also referred to as MR-GO or "Mr. Go")
* [[MRGO]] – (i) [[Mississippi River–Gulf Outlet Canal]] (also referred to as MR-GO or "Mr. Go")
* [[MRGW]] – (i) Medium-Range Guided Weapon
* [[MRGW]] – (i) Medium-range guided weapon
* [[mri]] – (s) [[Māori language]] (ISO 639-2 code)
* mri – (s) [[Māori language]] (ISO 639-2 code)
* [[MRI]] – (i) [[Magnetic Resonance Imaging]]
* [[MRI]] – (i) [[Magnetic resonance imaging]]
* [[MRL (disambiguation)|MRL]] – (i) [[Multiple Rocket Launcher]]
* [[MRL (disambiguation)|MRL]] – (i) [[Multiple rocket launcher]]
**(i) [[Montana Rail Link]]
* [[MRO (disambiguation)|MRO]]
* [[MRO (disambiguation)|MRO]]
** (i) [[Maintenance, Repair and Operations|Maintenance, Repair and Operating]]
** (i) [[Maintenance, repair and operations]]
** [[Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter]]
** [[Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter]]
** (s) Mauritanian [[ouguiya]] ([[ISO 4217]] currency code)
** (s) Mauritanian [[ouguiya]] ([[ISO 4217]] currency code)
* [[MRPharmS]] – (i) Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (Great Britain)
* [[MRPharmS]] – (i) Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (Great Britain)
* [[MRR (disambiguation)|MRR]]
* [[MRR (disambiguation)|MRR]] – [[My Restaurant Rules]]
** (i) [[Maximum Rock and Roll]]
** Minimum-Risk Route
** [[My Restaurant Rules]]
* [[MRS (disambiguation)|MRS]] – (i) [[Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy]]
* [[MRS (disambiguation)|MRS]] – (i) [[Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy]]
* [[Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus|MRSA]] – (i/a) Methicillin-resistant ''Staphylococcus aureus'' (sometimes pronounced "MER-sa")
* [[Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus|MRSA]] – (i/a) Methicillin-resistant ''Staphylococcus aureus'' (sometimes pronounced "MER-sa")
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* [[MS (disambiguation)|Ms]] – (s) [[Megasecond]]
* [[MS (disambiguation)|Ms]] – (s) [[Megasecond]]
* [[MS (disambiguation)|MS]]
* [[MS (disambiguation)|MS]]
** (i) ''mano sinistra'' (Latin, "left hand")
** (i) ''[[mano sinistra]]'' (Latin, "left hand")
** (p) [[manuscript]]
** (p) [[manuscript]]
** (i) [[Master of Science]]
** (i) [[Master of Science]]
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* [[MSDL]] – (i) Military Scenario Definition Language
* [[MSDL]] – (i) Military Scenario Definition Language
* [[MSE (disambiguation)|MSE]] – (i) Multiple Subscriber Element
* [[MSE (disambiguation)|MSE]] – (i) Multiple Subscriber Element
* [[Microsoft Flight Simulator|MSFS]] - (i) Microsoft Flight Simulator (flight simulator series)
* [[MSEC]] – (p) Message Security Encryption Code ("emm-sec")
* [[MSEC]] – (p) Message Security Encryption Code ("emm-sec")
* [[MSG (disambiguation)|MSG]]
* [[MSG (disambiguation)|MSG]]
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** (i) [[Men who have sex with men]]
** (i) [[Men who have sex with men]]
** [[Mount St Mary's School]]
** [[Mount St Mary's School]]
* [[MSN]]
* [[MSN (disambiguation)|MSN]]
** (i) [[Microsoft Network]]
** (i) [[Microsoft Network]]
** [[Master of Science in Nursing]]
** [[Master of Science in Nursing]]
* [[MSNBC]] – (i) [[MSNBC|Microsoft National Broadcasting Company]] Cable news channel (see also [[msnbc.com]])
* [[MSNBC]] – (i) [[MSNBC|Microsoft National Broadcasting Company]] Cable news channel (see also [[msnbc.com]])
* [[MSO (disambiguation)|MSO]] – (i) [[Multiple system operator|Multiple System Operator]]
* [[MSO (disambiguation)|MSO]] – (i) [[Multiple system operator|Multiple System Operator]]
* [[MSP (disambiguation)|MSP]]
* [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|MSP]] - Member of the Scottish Parliament
** [[Member of the Scottish Parliament]]
** (i) [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul]] - Twin cities in Minnesota
** (s) [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport]] (IATA code)
* [[MSPA (disambiguation)|MSPA]]
* [[MSPA (disambiguation)|MSPA]]
** (p) [[Migrant and Seasonal worker Protection Act]]
** (p) [[Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers Protection Act of 1983|Migrant and Seasonal worker Protection Act]]
** (a) [[MS Paint Adventures]]
** (a) [[MS Paint Adventures]]
* [[MSPB (disambiguation)|MSPB]] – (i) [[Merit Systems Protection Board]]
* [[MSPB (disambiguation)|MSPB]] – (i) [[Merit Systems Protection Board]]
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** (i) [[Madison Symmetric Torus]]
** (i) [[Madison Symmetric Torus]]
** [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain Standard Time]] (UTC−7 hours)
** [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain Standard Time]] (UTC−7 hours)
** [[Maastricht Aachen Airport]] (IATA code)
* [[MST3K]] or MST3k – (i) ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''
* [[MST3K]] or MST3k – (i) ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''
* [[MSU (disambiguation)|MSU]]
* [[MSU (disambiguation)|MSU]]
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** [[Multi-Technical Services]]
** [[Multi-Technical Services]]
* [[MTT (disambiguation)|MTT]] – (p) [[Methylthiazol tetrazolium]] (assay)
* [[MTT (disambiguation)|MTT]] – (p) [[Methylthiazol tetrazolium]] (assay)
* [[MTU (disambiguation)|MTU]] – (i) ''Tankovei Mostoukladchik'' (Russian Танковый Мостоукладчик, "Tank Bridge-Layer") [https://web.archive.org/web/20080227010804/http://www.milparade.com/Soderzhaniye.pdf †]
* [[MTU (disambiguation)|MTU]]
** (i) ''Tankovei Mostoukladchik'' (Russian Танковый Мостоукладчик, "Tank Bridge-Layer") [https://web.archive.org/web/20080227010804/http://www.milparade.com/Soderzhaniye.pdf †]
** (i) Motoren- und Turbinen-Union (German engine manufacturer, now split into [[MTU Friedrichshafen]] and [[MTU Aero Engines]]
* [[MTV (disambiguation)|MTV]]
* [[MTV (disambiguation)|MTV]]
** (i) ''MainosTeleVisio'' (Finnish commercial TV company)
** (i) ''[[Mainostelevisio|MainosTeleVisio]]'' (Finnish commercial TV company)
** [[MTV|Music TeleVision]]
** [[MTV|Music TeleVision]]
* [[MTVL]] – (i) Mobile Tracked Vehicle, Light
* [[MTVL]] – (i) Mobile Tracked Vehicle, Light
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==MU==
==MU==
* [[MU (disambiguation)|MU]] – (s) [[Mauritius]] (ISO 3166 digram) – [[Oman]] (FIPS 10-4 country code; from ''Muscat'')
* [[MU (disambiguation)|MU]]
** (s) [[Mauritius]] (ISO 3166 digram)
** (s) [[Oman]] (FIPS 10-4 country code; from ''Muscat'')
** [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] (British football club)
* [[MUA (disambiguation)|MUA]] – (i) [[Meritorious Unit Award]] – Military Utility Assessment
* [[MUA (disambiguation)|MUA]]
** (i) [[Meritorious Unit Award]]
** Military Utility Assessment
** (i) [[Make-up artist|Make-up Artist]]
* [[Mur (disambiguation)|MUR]] – (s) Mauritius [[rupee]] ([[ISO 4217]] currency code)
* [[Mur (disambiguation)|MUR]] – (s) Mauritius [[rupee]] ([[ISO 4217]] currency code)
* [[Mus (disambiguation)|MUS]] – (s) [[Mauritius]] (ISO 3166 trigram)
* [[Mus (disambiguation)|MUS]] – (s) [[Mauritius]] (ISO 3166 trigram)
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==MV==
==MV==
* [[MV (disambiguation)|mV]] – (s) [[Millivolt]]
* [[MV (disambiguation)|mV]] – (s) [[Millivolt]]
* [[MV (disambiguation)|MV]] – (s) [[Maldives]] (FIPS 10-4 country code; ISO 3166 digram) – [[Megavolt (disambiguation)|Megavolt]] – (i) Motor Vehicle – Motor Vessel
* [[MV (disambiguation)|MV]] – (s) [[Maldives]] (FIPS 10-4 country code; ISO 3166 digram) – [[Megavolt (disambiguation)|Megavolt]] – (i) [[Motor vehicle|Motor Vehicle]] – [[Motor Vessel]]
* [[MVC (disambiguation)|MVC]] – (i) [[Missouri Valley Conference]]
* [[MVC (disambiguation)|MVC]] – (i) [[Missouri Valley Conference]]
* [[MVFC (disambiguation)|MVFC]] – (i) [[Missouri Valley Football Conference]]
* [[MVFC (disambiguation)|MVFC]] – (i) [[Missouri Valley Football Conference]]
* [[MVNO]] – (i) [[Mobile virtual network operator]]
* [[MVNO]] – (i) [[Mobile virtual network operator]]
* MVP – (i) [[MVP|Most Valuable Player]]
* MVP – (i) [[Most valuable player|Most Valuable Player]]
* [[MVR (disambiguation)|MVR]] – (s) Maldivian [[rufiyaa]] ([[ISO 4217]] currency code)
* [[MVR (disambiguation)|MVR]] – (s) Maldivian [[rufiyaa]] ([[ISO 4217]] currency code)


Latest revision as of 06:29, 11 December 2024

This list contains acronyms, initialisms, and pseudo-blends  that begin with the letter M.

For the purposes of this list:

  • acronym = an abbreviation pronounced as if it were a word, e.g., SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome, pronounced to rhyme with cars
  • initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc, pronounced cee dee
  • pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words).
(a) = acronym, e.g.: SARS – (a) severe acute respiratory syndrome
(i) = initialism, e.g.: CD – (i) compact disc
(p) = pseudo-blend, e.g.: UNIFEM – (p) United Nations Development Fund for Women
(s) = symbol (none of the above, representing and pronounced as something else; for example: MHz – megahertz)

Some terms are spoken as either acronym or initialism, e.g., VoIP, pronounced both as voyp and V-O-I-P.

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  1. ^ Flood, Roger D.; Piper, D.J.W.; Klaus, A.; Peterson, L.C., eds. (1997). "Preface: Depth below seafloor conventions". Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program. 155: 3. doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.200.1997. we follow Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) meters below seafloor (mbsf) convention
  2. ^ Parkes, R. John; Henrik Sass (2007). Sulphate-reducing Bacteria Environmental and Engineered Systems Edited by Larry L. Barton University of New Mexico. Cambridge University Press. pp. 329–358. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511541490.012. Retrieved 11 June 2010. metres below the seafloor (mbsf) {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
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