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Mini-DIN connector

Mini‑DIN connector

Minicomputer

Minicomputer (mid-range computer)

MiniDisc

MiniDisc: Sony’s portable magneto‑optical audio format

Minimal instruction set computer

MINIX

MINIX — A minimal Unix-like microkernel operating system

MIPS architecture

MissingNo.

MissingNo.: The Generation I Pokémon Glitch

MIT License

MIT License: overview, characteristics, history, and common uses

Mobile app

Mobile device

Mobile operating system

Mobile phone

Mobile phone: overview, operation, history, types and societal impact

Model

Model rocket

Model rocket — hobbyist rockets, parts, motors, recovery, and safety

Modular

Modular programming

Mojibake

Molecular machine

Molex connector

Molex connector: design, types, history and common uses

Molotov cocktail

Molotov cocktail (petrol bomb)

MonoDevelop

MonoDevelop: cross-platform IDE for C# and .NET development

Moore's law

Moore's law: trend, history, limits and technological impact

Mop

Mop: types, history, uses, care and notable distinctions

Mortar and pestle

Mortar and pestle: function, forms, history and uses

MOSFET

MOSFET

MOSFET — metal–oxide–semiconductor field‑effect transistor

MOSFET: a voltage‑driven semiconductor device used as a switch or amplifier. Covers structure, operation, history, common variants, and major applications in electronics and power

Motherboard

Motion sensor

Motorola

Motorola: Origins, innovations, and corporate evolution

Mozilla (web browser)

Mozilla Thunderbird

Mozilla Thunderbird — Free Cross‑Platform Email Client

MP3 player

MP3 player (portable digital audio player)

MQV

MS-DOS

MS-DOS: The Microsoft Disk Operating System — overview, history and legacy

MSX

MSX — an open standard for 1980s home computers

Multi-core processor

Multi-touch

Multi-touch: simultaneous touch input for screens and trackpads

MultiMediaCard

Multimeter

Multimeter — purpose, parts, operation and common uses

Multiplexer

Multiplexer: devices that select and combine multiple signals

Multiprocessing

Multitasking (iOS)

Multitasking on iOS: background execution, app switching, and iPad features

Multithreading

MVP

MVP: Minimum Viable Product, Most Valuable Player, Model–View–Presenter

MySQL

N-Gage

Nokia N-Gage: hybrid mobile phone and handheld game console

N-type semiconductor

Nail gun

Nail gun — power tool for driving nails

NAND gate

NAND gate — the universal digital logic gate