Macintosh / Mac
A brand of personal computer designed by Apple Inc; runs the Mac OS operating system
Macro
A recording of a series of key strokes that can be saved and reapplied as and where necessary using just one input, typical one of the 12 functions key on the keyboard
Mailbox
The folder or folders within a users email client that contain the received email, sent email and other items such as calendar and contacts
Mailing list
A collection of email addresses used by organisations for sending out focused, direct marketing material
Megabyte
Measurement of memory; equal to 1000 kilobytes (one million bytes)
Memory
The storage part of your computer; more storage memory on your hard disk (ROM) means you can save more files and more “thinking” memory (RAM) means your computer can perform more complex tasks quicker
Metadata
Information about a web page hidden inside the code; picked up by search engines to add sites to their databases and rank them accordingly
Meta Search Engine
A search engine which automatically submits your search to many search engines at the same time and displays back the results on one page
Megahertz
A measurement of speed of a computers processor; the higher the MHz figure, the faster the computer
MIME
An encoding standard enabling the sending of objects, other than text, by email
Modem
A device than can connect your computer to the internet using an analogue telephone line; used for dial-up connectivity
MP3
An audio encoding format which can compress original CD audio without too much of a loss in quality
MPEG
A group of audio and video coding compression standards
