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Glossary

Explore our library of thousands of telecoms terms and acronyms defined for on-the-job reference or learning new material.

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MAC Address

MAC Address

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Manchester Encoding

Manchester Encoding

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Master Device

Master Device

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MCData

Mission Critical Data

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MCID

Malicious Communication Identification

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MCVideo

Mission Critical Video

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MD

Mediation Device

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MD5

Message Digest 5

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MDF

Main Distribution Frame

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MediaFLO

Media Forward Link Only

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Mini PDU

Mini Protocol Data Unit

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MMD

Multimedia Domain

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Modem

Modem

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Monomode Fibre

Monomode Fibre

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MPDCCH

MTC Physical Downlink Control Channel

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MR-DC

Multi-RAT Dual Connectivity

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MSISDN

Mobile Station International ISDN Number

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Multi mode UE

Multi mode UE

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Multimode Fibre

Multimode Fibre

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MWD

Messages Waiting Data

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N-ISDN

Narrowband-Integrated Services Digital Network

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NA-ESRD

North American Emergency Services Routing Digits

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Name Discovery

Name Discovery

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NCD

Non-Connectable Device

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