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The glossary below contains many of the terms you will find in common use throughout the Symantec Security Response Web site. Please refer to this list or the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page to find definition of terms and answers to other Internet security-related questions.
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- MAC (Media Access Control) address
- MAC (Media Access Control)
- MAC address
- MAC Spoofing
- macro key
- macro virus
- macro
- mailbox group
- mailing list
- mailslot
- main window
- main.cf
- maintenance window
- malicious code
- malware
- man pages
- Man-in-the-middle attack
- managed computer
- Managed Delivery
- managed host
- managed media server
- managed virtual host
- Management Console
- Management Server
- management
- manipulation
- manual remediation
- Map (or mapping)
- Map Domain Collection
- Map Domain Node
- Map Domain Tree
- Map Domain
- Map or mapping
- MAPI (Messaging Application Programming Interface)
- mapisp32.exe
- mapped network drive
- mapping file
- mapping methods
- Mapping object
- mapping
- mark
- masking
- mass-mailing worm
- master and media server cluster
- Master Boot Record (MBR)
- master node
- master of masters
- master server
- mastering node
- MB (megabyte)
- MCID (malicious code identifier)
- MD5 hash
- MDA (message delivery agent)
- MDN (message disposition notification)
- MEBx (Intel Management Engine BIOS extension)
- media access port
- Media and Device Management (MDM) domain
- media boot
- media host
- media ID
- media label
- Media Manager (Enterprise Media Manager, or EMM)
- media overwrite protection level
- media rotation
- media server pool
- media server
- media set
- media sharing group
- media type
- media vault
- media
- megabyte
- memory resident
- menu bar
- menu interface
- menu item
- menu
- message type
- Messaging Console
- messaging gateway
- metabase engine
- metabase garbage collection
- metabase server
- metabase
- metadata
- metadata shipping
- Meter Controller
- Meter Daemon
- meterd
- metering
- metric data
- metric source
- MGEX (management explorer)
- MGEX
- MIB (Management Information Base)
- Microsoft Exchange data selection
- Microsoft Patch Management Import
- Microsoft Software Installer (.msi) file
- Microsoft SQL data selection
- Microsoft Windows
- middleware
- migrating
- migration package
- MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)
- mirror disk/UX
- mirrored file system
- Mirrored Striped Volume
- Mirrored Volume (RAID-1)
- mirroring
- mirror
- MirrorStore volume
- mitigating strategies
- mnemonic (keyboard)
- mobile code
- mode
- model computer
- model
- modem
- Moderate Activity Threshold
- modifies files
- module
- Monitor Agent plug-in
- monitor interval
- monitor pack
- Monitor Program
- monitor rule
- monitored computer
- Monitoring-type project
- monitoring
- morphing
- MOS (Managed Object System)
- MOS schema
- motherboard
- motivation
- mount a volume
- mount point
- mount
- mouse-over
- MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group)
- MPIO
- MPX
- MSCS (Microsoft Cluster Server)
- MSI
- MSI Package
- mstask.exe
- MTA (mail transfer agent)
- mtime
- multi-homed
- multi-volume file system
- multicast
- multicasting
- multinode storage pool
- multipathing
- multiplexed group
- multiplexing
- multistreaming
- multithreaded
- multiuser
- mutual authentication
- MVS (multivolume support)
- MWC (Mirror Write Cache)
- My Active Practices
- My Security Engine
- My Reports
- My Security Shield