Maillot
A mechanism for one-to-one or one-to-many interprocess communications (IPC).

Master browse server
The computer that maintains the list of servers in a workgroup. Also called browse master.

Messaging application program interface (MAPI)
An open and comprehensive messaging interface used by programmers to create messaging and workgroup applications—such as electronic mail, scheduling, calendaring, and document management.

Microsoft Internet Explorer browsing software
A suite of Internet software that includes several communication and collaboration tools in addition to the Internet client.

Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
A general-purpose management display framework for hosting administration tools.

Microsoft Service for NetWare Directory Services
A service that enables Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks to log into a Novell Directory Services (NDS) tree.

Microsoft Systems Management Server
An application used to install and maintain Microsoft Windows 98 on networked computers.

MIDI
Musical Instrument Digital Interface. A serial interface standard that allows for the connection of music synthesizers, musical instruments, and computers. The MIDI standard is based partly on hardware and partly on a description of the way in which music and sounds are encoded and communicated between MIDI devices.

MIDI stream
A technology used in advanced sound cards to play very complex MIDI sequences with less CPU use.

MIME
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions. A standard that extends SMTP to allow the transmission of such data as video, sound, and binary files via Internet e-mail without translating them into ASCII format.

Minidriver
A hardware-specific DLL that uses a Microsoft-provided class driver to accomplish most actions through function calls and provides only device-specific controls. Under WDM, the minidriver uses the class driver's device object to make system calls.

Mobile computing
Computing done by intermittently-connected users who access network resources.

Model computer
A computer on which all the components needed for other similar computers in your organization have been installed.

MPEG
A standard designed by the Motion Pictures Experts Group for video playback of NTSC quality from CD-ROM.

MS-CHAP
Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication.
Mt. Fuji specification
A specific command set used in DVD-ROM drives.

Multicasting
Transmitting a message to multiple recipients at the same time. A point-to-many networking model in which a packet is sent to a specific address, and only those computers that are set to receive information from this address receive the packet.

Multihued system
A computer that is configured with more than one IP address.

Multilane
A protocol that enables a computer to establish a dial-up connection using two modems or ISDN devices.

Multipoint data conferencing
A technology that allows two or more people to share information in real time over the Internet or an intranet.