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MAG
metal active gas (metal.:
welding)
MAH Militärische Ausbildungshilfe =
Military Training Assistance (DE)
MAI Multilateral Agreement on Investment (also
found
as "Multilateral Investment Agreement", MIA)
MAOC-N
Maritime Analysis and Operational Centre
- Narcotics) (established 2007
by France, Ireland, Italy,
Netherlands, Portugal, Spain,
UK; based Lisbon)
MARC
Machine-Readable Cataloguing (library
science)
MASGF Ministerium für
Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit und Frauen (D:
Brandenburg e.g.) = (suggest)
Ministry
for Employment, Social Affairs, Health and Women
MAT moving annual total (stat., sales e.g.)
MATS
million Austrian Schillings
MAVO middelbaar algemeen
voortgezet onderwijs (NL)
(suggest)
intermediate general secondary education
MBA
material balance area (nucl.)
MBO middelbaar beroepsonderwijs
(NL)
(suggest)
intermediate vocational education
mbv met behulp van
(usually "m.b.v.")
MC = master complémentaire (educ. (B)
MCA
maximum credible accident (esp.
nuclear)
MCAE maison communale pour
l'accueil de
l'enfance (suggest)
'child house' (B)
MD i.
"managing diversity" (labour)
MD ii.
Meetkundige
dienst (NL
govt.) = Survey Department
MdE Minderung der
Erwerbsfähigkeit (D)
loss of earning capacity (in social security benefit claims)
MDW marktwerking, deregulering
en wetgevingskwaliteit = (NL)
(suggest)
market forces,
deregulation
and quality of legislation (1994
government initiative to reduce
unnecessary
restrictive legislation)
MEA
multilateral environmental agreement (WTO)
MEAO middelbaar economisch en
administratief onderwijs (NL)
(suggest)
intermediate
business
education
MEO medium
earth orbit (satellite
navigation)
MEP Milieu, Energie en
Procesinnovatie (part
of TNO
q.v.)
MEPC Méchanisme
d'examen des politiques commerciales
= TPRM
q.v.
mEq
milliequivalent (also meq)
MES Méchanisme européen de
stabilité =
ESM
q.v.
METR marginal effective tax rate
MEWP mobile
elevating work platform (construction
e.g.)
MFA
Multi-Fibre Arrangement (textiles)
MFN
most favoured nation (trade)
MHD
magnetohydrodynamic (generator) (energy)
MIA
see MAI
mia. = milliard = billion
MIFID Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (EU)
MIG metal inert gas (metal.:
welding)
MIGA Multilateral
Investment Guarantees Agency (World
Bank)
MIREC Mission
Régionale pour l'Intégration et l'Emploi de
Charleroi (B)
= (suggest)
Regional
Mission for for
Labour Market Integration in Charleroi
MIRV
multiple independently-targetable re-entry vehicle (space
flight)
MKB (NL)
= SME
q.v.
MLA = mutual
legal assistance (method of cooperation between States for
obtaining assistance in the investigation or prosecution of criminal
offences, also called "judicial cooperation")
MLAP
Multilingual Action Plan (EU)
MLC
military load class
ML/FT
money laundering and
terrorist financing
MMA manual
metal arc (welding)
MMDS
microwave distribution system (telecom.:
TV signals)
μμg = micromicrogram (obsolete),
see pg
MMHS
Multimoment-Häufigkeitsstudie
(D)
MMI Modified
Mercalli (scale of) Intensity (1902)
(geology:
earthquakes)
MNC
multinational company
MNE
multinational enterprise
MOE (-landen)
= CCEE
q.v.
MOEL Mittel- und
Osteuropäische Länder
= CCEE
q.v.
MOOC = massive open online course (invented
2008 by
Siemens & Downes (Canada); widespread from 2021 (educ.)
MOP Meerjarig
Oriëntatie Programma = MAGP
q.v.
MORE
MARC optical recognition (library
science)
MOSOP
Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (human
rights:
Nigeria)
MOT
Ministry of Transport (UK:
popularly
used to mean annual technical inspection of road vehicles over 3 years
old,
e.g. "my car failed its MOT (test)")
MOU
memorandum of understanding
MOX mixed
oxide (nuclear fuel)
mp
i. (at)
market prices (econ.)
Mp
ii. megapond
(unit of mass or force)
MPU
manpower unit
MPV
multi-purpose vehicle (=
"people carrier" e.g. Renault
Espace)
MRA
monitoring rapid appraisal (methodology)
MRE
meal ready to
eat (military
rations)
MRO
maintenance, repair, overhaul (aviation)
MRTA
Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (Marxist,
Peru)
MSC Manpower
Services Commission (UK)
MSU
Microwave Sounding Unit (measures
temperature of lower
atmosphere)
MSW
metres of sea water (diving med.)
MTO
Multilateral Trade Organisation
MTR mid-term review (EU
:
development)
MTS middelbare technische
school (NL)
=
intermediate technical school
MUF
material unaccounted for (nucl.)
MULO meer uitgebreid lager
onderwijs (NL)
=
advanced elementary education
MVA Mitverantwortungsangabe
co-responsibility levy (EU:
agric.)
MVO (NL)
= MFA
q.v.
MvT
memorie van toelichting
= explanatory memorandum (legislation)
MW Mittwelwert
= mean (value) (math.)
MWF
metalworking fluid (cf. KSS)
m.w.N. mit weiteren Nachweisen
(aus...) = (suggest)
plus
other
references
Created
by Alison Gaunt
Last
updated: 10 March 2021
