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CNET.co.uk's guide to all the must-know terms and evolving technologies
- MB (megabyte)
- Measure of computer memory or data storage -- approximately 1 million bytes > More
- MB per second
- Megabytes per second -- measure of data transfer speed to and from computer memory or data storage > More
- MP3 (MPEG-1, Layer 3)
- Compression technology, part of the MPEG specification, that produces small, high-quality audio files by eliminating sound signals that the human ear cannot register > More
- MPEG
- Set of standards for compressing multimedia files > More
- MPEG-2
- Video-compression scheme used to condense digital content for broadcast over thin TV bandwidths or via the Internet > More
- MPEG-4
- Advanced compression scheme that enables transmission and reception of high-quality audio and video over the Internet and next-generation mobiles > More
- Mbps (megabits per second)
- Measure of networking bandwidth or data transmission speed > More
- Moore's law
- Rule of thumb that predicts that the number of transistors on a microprocessor will double every 2 years > More
- megabit
- Approximately 1 million bits > More
- megabyte
- Measure of computer memory or data storage -- approximately 1 million bytes > More
- moiré pattern
- Interference pattern -- like waves or ripples -- that sometimes occurs in images that have been scanned or are displayed on computer monitors > More
- motherboard
- Main printed circuit board inside a computer, which contains the computer's basic circuitry and components > More
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