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Microsoft Excel Microsoft Excel (full name Microsoft Office Excel) is a spreadsheet program written and distributed by Microsoft for computers using the Microsoft Windows operating system and for Apple Macintosh computers. It features an intuitive interface and capable calculation and graphing tools which, along with aggressive marketing, have made Excel one of the most popular microcomputer applications to date.
Microsoft Exchange Server Microsoft Exchange Server is a messaging and collaborative software product developed by Microsoft. It is part of the Windows Server System line of server products and is widely used by enterprises using Microsoft infrastructure solutions.
Microsoft Expression Blend Microsoft Expression Blend is Microsoft's upcoming user interface design tool for creating web and desktop applications that blend the features of these two types of applications. These applications are based on the .
Microsoft Expression Design Microsoft Expression Design is an upcoming commercial vector and bitmap graphics editor based on Creature House Expression, which was acquired by Microsoft in 2003. It is part of the Microsoft Expression suite.
Microsoft Fingerprint The Microsoft Fingerprint Reader is a device sold by Microsoft that augments normal passwords with the fingerprint of a user for convenience. Launched September 4, 2004, the device requires Windows Vista™ or Windows XP Professional/Home Edition/Media Center Edition/Tablet PC Edition to run.
Microsoft FlexGo FlexGo is a technology developed by Microsoft to enable users to pay for using a fully-featured personal computer based on the amount of time it used for, similar to pay as you go for cell phones. Another method of payment would be a monthly subscription.
Microsoft Flight Simulator X Microsoft Flight Simulator X (known in the Flight Simulator community also as simply FSX) is the next version of Microsoft Flight Simulator after Flight Simulator 2004. It includes a graphics engine upgrade as well as compatibility with Windows Vista, having been hailed as the most important technological milestone in the series to date.
Microsoft Focuses on Small Business Small businesses are a top priority for Microsoft as evidenced by its commitment to enabling and stimulating the small business community to grow and thrive, by providing innovative and targeted products, solutions and services. To that end, Microsoft is delighted to now offer the Microsoft Small Business Centre.
Microsoft Foundation Class Library In computer programming, Microsoft Foundation Class Library (also Microsoft Foundation Classes or MFC, originally Application Framework eXtensions or AFX) is a Microsoft library that wraps portions of the Windows API in C++ classes, forming an application framework. Classes are defined for many of the handle-managed Windows objects and also for predefined windows and common controls.
Microsoft FrontPage Microsoft Frontpage (full name Microsoft Office FrontPage) was a WYSIWYG HTML editor and web site administration tool from Microsoft for the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems. It was part of Microsoft Office application suite from 1997 to 2006.
Microsoft Game Studios Microsoft Game Studios (MGS), branded with current logo and moniker in 2002 (formerly the Microsoft Game Division), is a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft Corp. which develops and publishes video games for Windows-based PCs and the Xbox and Xbox 360 video game consoles.
Microsoft Chart Microsoft Chart is a program for converting charts from older formats (Office 97, etc) to your current Microsoft Office version. The name is somewhat misleading: it makes you believe it creates charts, although it actually doesn't.
Microsoft interview The Microsoft interview is usually divided into three phases. Microsoft generally seeks undergraduate college students with degrees in computer science, computer engineering, or systems engineering for the three main technical positions of Program Manager (PM), Software Design Engineer (SDE), and Software Design Engineer in Test (SDET).
Microsoft InfoPath Microsoft InfoPath (full name Microsoft Office InfoPath) is an application used to develop XML based data entry forms, first released as part of the Microsoft Office 2003 suite of programs in late 2003. Initially given the codename XDocs, the main feature of InfoPath is its ability to author and view XML documents with support for custom-defined XML schemas.
Microsoft Institute for High Performance Computing The Microsoft Institute for High Performance Computing was created in November 2005 at the University of Southampton. The only one of its kind in the UK (the other being European Institute in Stuttgart), it iss one of nine such institutes worldwide.
Microsoft InterConnect Microsoft InterConnect, or Microsoft Office InterConnect, is a personal information manager application sold by Microsoft Japan, a division of Microsoft. Sold in Japan as part of the Microsoft Office suite for Microsoft Windows, it provides the ability for the user to have a Digital Business Card, a sort of digital signature.
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server (ISA Server) is a stateful packet and application layer inspection firewall, virtual private network and web cache (both forward caching and reverse caching) server which runs on Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003. ISA Server 2004 introduces multi-networking support, integrated virtual private networking configuration, extensible user and authentication models, and improved management features.
Microsoft Jet Database Engine The Microsoft Jet Database Engine is a database engine on which several Microsoft products were built. A database engine is the underlying component of a database, a collection of information stored on a computer in a systematic way.
Microsoft Layer for Unicode Microsoft Layer for Unicode (or MSLU) is a software library for Windows software developers to simplify creating Unicode-aware applications for Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me. It is also known as UnicoWS (Unicode for Windows 95/98/Me Systems) or UNICOWS.
Microsoft Live Labs Photosynth Photosynth is a new technology from Microsoft Live Labs. It takes a large collection of photos of a place or an object, analyzes them for similarities, and then displays the photos in a reconstructed three-dimensional space, showing the user how each one relates to the next.
Microsoft Live Labs Security Token Service Microsoft Live Labs Security Token Service is a part of Microsoft's Windows Live range of services. It's an online identity management service that lets you offload authentication functions, whether you are a user signing-in to web sites and services or a site or service owner who needs to authenticate users.
Microsoft Macro Assembler The Microsoft Macro Assembler (abbreviated MASM) is an assembler for the x86 family of microprocessors. It was originally produced by Microsoft for development work on their MS-DOS operating system, and was for some time the most popular assembler available for that operating system.
Microsoft Management Console The Microsoft Management Console (MMC) is a component of modern Microsoft Windows operating systems that provides system administrators and advanced users with a flexible interface through which they may configure and monitor the system. Most of Microsoft's administration tools included with both Windows itself, and Windows Server System products are implemented as MMC "snap-ins".
Microsoft MapPoint Microsoft MapPoint is both a technology and a specific software program created by Microsoft yearly that allows users to view, edit and integrate maps. This mapping software is designed to visualize and analyze either included data or custom data geographically.
Microsoft Message Queuing Microsoft Message Queuing or MSMQ is a technology developed by Microsoft and deployed in its Windows Server operating systems since Windows NT 4 and Windows 95. In addition to its mainstream server platform support, MSMQ has been incorporated into Microsoft Embedded platforms since 1999 and the release of Windows CE 3.
Microsoft Messenger for Mac Microsoft Messenger for Mac, previously MSN Messenger for Mac, is a production of the Macintosh Business Unit, a division of Microsoft. It allows users of the Mac OS to use the popular MSN Instant Messaging protocol.
Microsoft Metadirectory Services Microsoft Metadirectory Services (MMS) is a centralized service that stores and integrates identity information from multiple directories in an organization. The goal of a metadirectory is to provide an organization with a unified view of all known identity information about users, applications, and network resources.
Microsoft Money Microsoft Money is Microsoft's personal finance software for computers using the Microsoft Windows operating system. A version is also available for Windows Mobile (available for Money versions 2000-2006, and up to, but not including Windows Mobile 5.
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional The Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Program is an award and recognition program run by Microsoft. Microsoft MVPs are volunteers who have been awarded for providing technical expertise towards communities supporting Microsoft products or technologies.
Microsoft Music Central Microsoft Music Central was a music encyclopedia on CDROM produced by Microsoft, similar to their Cinemania product and part of the Microsoft Home range. The software featured a selection of biographical articles from the Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music and album reviews from Q Magazine.
Microsoft Narrator Narrator is a light-duty screen reader utility packaged with Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista. Narrator reads dialog boxes and window controls in a number of the more basic applications for Windows.
Microsoft Natural keyboard The Microsoft Natural Keyboard is a computer keyboard that was introduced by Microsoft in 1994. The keyboard was a split keyboard with each half of the keyboard separated and tilted upwards and down from the center of the keyboard.
Microsoft Office Microsoft Office is a suite of productivity programs created or purchased by Microsoft and developed for Microsoft Windows, and Apple Computer's Mac OS and Mac OS X operating systems. As well as the core office applications, the Microsoft Office brand includes associated servers and Web-based services. Recent versions of Office are now called the "Office system" rather than the "Office suite" to reflect the fact that they include servers as well.
Microsoft Office 2007 The 2007 Microsoft Office System, also known as Microsoft Office 2007, is the most recent version of Microsoft's productivity suite. Formerly known as Office 12 in the initial stages of its beta cycle, it was released to business customers on November 30 2006, with availability for retail customers following in early 2007.
Microsoft Office Communicator Microsoft Office Communicator is an integrated communications client, enabling information workers to communicate in real time. Communicator is used world wide for conferences and meetings with company directors and other persons of influence in a corporation.
Microsoft Office Document Imaging Microsoft Office Document Imaging (MODI) is a Microsoft software library that adds special support for scanned documents to Microsoft Office. It was first introduced in Microsoft Office XP and Microsoft Office 2003.
Microsoft Office Groove Microsoft Office Groove is a proprietary peer-to-peer software package aimed at businesses, developed by Groove Networks of Beverly, Massachusetts and later by Microsoft who announced its acquisition of Groove in March 2005. It is included with some editions of Microsoft Office 2007.
Microsoft Office Live Microsoft Office Live is an Internet-based software service designed for small businesses with less than ten employees launched on February 15, 2006, and is part of Microsoft's Windows Live initiative. The software was released on November 16, 2006 and is only available to residents of the United States.
Microsoft Office OneNote Microsoft Office OneNote, usually referred to as Microsoft OneNote, is a tool for notetaking, information gathering, and multi-user collaboration by Microsoft. While it is at its best on a Tablet PC where the tablet's pen and ink capability can be brought to bear, it is most often used on a notebook or desktop computer running the Microsoft Windows operating system.
Microsoft Office Online Microsoft Office Online is the Microsoft Office tools and assistance Web site. The site provides Office how-to articles, tips, training courses, templates, clip art and media, downloads, productivity-enhancing tools, and Web-based services.
Microsoft Office Picture Manager Microsoft Office Picture Manager is a software program included with recent versions of the Microsoft Office suite for Windows. It is a basic image-editing and -management program, designed to be similar to iPhoto and other such apps.
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, commonly abbreviated to MOSS, is the successor to Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003. It is a major upgrade, with a large range of new featureslicensed, potentially quite expensive, enterprise extension to version 3.
Microsoft Office Update Microsoft Office Update is a free online service from Microsoft that allow users to detect and install updates for Microsoft Office products. It has been incorporated into Microsoft Update, the upgrade to Windows Update.
Microsoft Operations Framework Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) provides operational guidance that helps organizations to achieve mission-critical system reliability, availability, supportability, and manageability with Microsoft products and technologies.
Microsoft Pascal Microsoft Pascal was an implementation of the Pascal programming language that was developed by the Microsoft Corporation for compiling programs for running on its MS-DOS operating system and, in later versions, on OS/2 (like many other Microsoft programming tools) (albeit they were only capable of generating 16-bit programs for the latter).
Microsoft Photosynth Microsoft Photosynth is an upcoming software from Microsoft Live Labs and the University of Washington that analyses digital photographs to build a three-dimensional model of some object. Pattern recognition components compare portions of images to create points, which are then compared to convert the image into a model.
Microsoft PlaysForSure Microsoft PlaysForSure is a certification given by Microsoft to portable devices (portable media players, phones, etc...) and content services that have been tested against several hundred compatibility and performance requirements.
Microsoft Point-to-Point Compression Microsoft Point-to-Point Compression (described in RFC 2118) is a streaming data compression algorithm based on an implementation of Lempel-Ziv using a sliding window buffer. According to Hifn's IP statement, MPPC is patent-encumbered.
Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft PowerPoint (full name Microsoft Office PowerPoint) is a ubiquitous presentation program developed for the Microsoft Windows and Mac OS computer operating systems. Being widely used by businesspeople, educators, and trainers, it is among the most prevalent forms of persuasion technology.
Microsoft Press Microsoft Press is the publishing arm of Microsoft, usually releasing books dealing with various current Microsoft technologies. Microsoft Press' first introduced books were The Apple Macintosh Book by Cary Lu and Exploring the IBM PC by Peter Norton in 1984 at the West Coast Computer Faire.
Microsoft Product Divisions To be more precise in tracking performance of each unit and delegating responsibility, Microsoft reorganized into seven core business groups — each an independent financial entity — in April 2002. Later, on September 20 2005, Microsoft announced a rationalization of its original seven business groups into the three core divisions that exist today: the Windows Client, MSN and Server and Tool groups were merged into the Microsoft Platform Products & Services Division; the Information Worker and Microsoft Business Solutions groups were merged into the Microsoft Business Division; and the Mobile and Embedded Devices and Home and Entertainment groups were merged into the Microsoft Entertainment and Devices Division.
Microsoft Project Microsoft Project (or MSP) is a project management software program developed and sold by Microsoft which is designed to assist project managers in developing plans, assigning resources to tasks, tracking progress, managing budgets and analyzing workloads. The first version, Microsoft Project for Windows v1.
Microsoft Publisher Microsoft Publisher (full name Microsoft Office Publisher) is a desktop publishing application from Microsoft. It is often considered to be an entry-level desktop publishing application, and to provide superior control over page elements to Microsoft Word but inferior to page layout programs such as Adobe Systems' InDesign and Quark, Inc.
Microsoft Query by Example Microsoft Query by Example (QBE) is a method of creating database queries using examples based on a text string, the name of a document or a list of documents. The QBE system converts the user input into a formal database query.
Microsoft Research Microsoft Research is a division of Microsoft created in 1991 for researching various computer science topics and issues. One of the stated goals of Microsoft Research is to "support long-term computer science research that is not bound by product cycles.
Microsoft Servers Microsoft Servers is a brand that encompasses a line of Microsoft server products. This includes the server editions Microsoft Windows operating system itself, as well as products targeted at the wider business market.
Microsoft SharePoint Designer Microsoft SharePoint Designer is an WYSIWYG HTML editor and general web design program from Microsoft, replacing Microsoft Office FrontPage. It is part of the Microsoft Office 2007 family but not included in any of the Office 2007 packages.
Microsoft Schedule Plus Microsoft Schedule Plus (or Microsoft Schedule+) was a time-management software product by Microsoft, but was discontinued as part of Office when its functionality was incorporated into Outlook 97. It was originally intended as a companion to Microsoft Mail, but later it was a companion to Microsoft Exchange and was part of Microsoft Office 95, and later Microsoft Exchange Client and Windows Messaging, so it was later included and developed as part of Microsoft Exchange Server, which resulted in version 7.
Microsoft SideWinder Microsoft Sidewinder is the general name given to the family of digital game controllers developed by Microsoft for PCs. Although intended only for use with Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Sidewinder game controllers can also be used with Apple's Mac OS X and Linux (or any Unix with an x86 version of X11 version 2.
Microsoft Small Business Accounting Microsoft Small Business Accounting (MS SBA) is Microsoft's accounting software targeted towards small business customers. The latest version, Microsoft Office Accounting 2007, was announced on October 29th, 2006.
Microsoft Small Business Server Microsoft Small Business Server is an integrated suite of server products from Microsoft designed for running network infrastructure (both intranet management and Internet access) of small and medium enterprises having no more than 75 workstations or users. The suite currently consists of Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Exchange Server, Internet Information Services (IIS), Windows SharePoint Services, Microsoft Outlook for clients, Routing and Remote Access Server (RRAS), and Fax Server.
Microsoft Software Assurance Microsoft Software Assurance (SA) is a Microsoft maintenance program aimed at business users who use Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, and other server and desktop applications. The core premise behind SA is to give users the ability to spread their payments for the software over multiple years, while offering "free" upgrades to newer versions in that time period.
Microsoft Space Simulator Microsoft Space Simulator is a space flight simulator program for MS-DOS/Microsoft Windows. It is one of the first general-purpose space flight simulators (and arguably the best until the arrival of Orbiter) and caters to armchair astronauts, space flight enthusiasts and sci-fi fans alike.
Microsoft Speech Server The Microsoft Speech Server is a product from Microsoft designed to allow the authoring and deployment of IVR applications incorporating Speech Recognition, Speech Synthesis and DTMF. The product also has some limited support for multimodal applications running on IE on Windows and PocketPC devices.
Microsoft SpyNet Microsoft SpyNet is the network of Windows Defender (formerly Windows AntiSpyware) users that help determine which programs are classified as spyware. The signatures created for any submitted programs by the users of the product are available to all users, displayed as a bar graph that shows the percentage of people who have allowed, blocked, or removed an item.
Microsoft SQL Server Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database management system (RDBMS) produced by Microsoft. Its primary query language is Transact-SQL, an implementation of the ANSI/ISO standard Structured Query Language (SQL) used by both Microsoft and Sybase.
Microsoft Streets & Trips Microsoft Streets & Trips is a subset of Microsoft MapPoint targeted at the average consumer to solve a variety of map related tasks in the North American region including the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Microsoft Student Microsoft Student is a member of the Microsoft Encarta product family and includes Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia in addition to several Student exclusive tools such as Microsoft Office templates and integration.
Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) is a key member of the Microsoft System Center family of products, designed to help the IT Professional manage the Windows environment. As part of the Windows Server System, DPM integrates disk-to-disk and data protection for a more reliable recovery of Windows server workloads.
Microsoft Systems Management Server Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) is a systems management software product by Microsoft for managing large groups of Windows-based computer systems. SMS provides remote control, patch management, software distribution, and hardware and software inventory.
Microsoft Train Simulator Microsoft Train Simulator (known in the Train Simulator community also as simply MSTS 1) is a train simulator for Microsoft Windows, released in July 2001 and developed by UK based Kuju Entertainment. On January 19, 2007 Microsoft informed the community about the development of a new Train Simulator based on the Microsoft Flight Simulator X platform.
Microsoft Update Microsoft Update is a website where users can download updates for various Microsoft Windows-related products. Updates from Microsoft Update can include those for Windows itself, Office, SQL Server, and sometimes hardware drivers as well.
Microsoft Version Number A Microsoft Version Number is the number that identifies the specific release and revision of Microsoft software products. If you are running Microsoft's Internet Explorer you can view this number by selecting "Help" and "About" from the menu.
Microsoft Virtual PC Virtual PC is a virtualization suite for Microsoft Windows operating systems, and an emulation suite for Apple Mac OS X. The software was originally written by Connectix, and was subsequently acquired by Microsoft.
Microsoft Virtual Server Microsoft Virtual Server is a virtualization solution that facilitates the creation of virtual machines on the Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 operating systems. Originally developed by Connectix, it was acquired by Microsoft prior to release.
Microsoft Visual Studio Microsoft Visual Studio is Microsoft's flagship software development product for computer programmers. It centers on an integrated development environment which lets programmers create standalone applications, web sites, web applications, and web services that run on any platforms supported by Microsoft's .
Microsoft Visual Studio Express Microsoft Visual Studio Express is a set of free integrated development environments developed by Microsoft that are lightweight versions of the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (codenamed Whidbey) product line. The idea of express editions, according to Microsoft, is to provide a streamlined, easy-to-use and easy-to-learn IDEs for less serious users, such as hobbyists and students.
Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows is the name of several families of proprietary software operating systems by Microsoft. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in November 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing trend of graphical user interfaces (GUI) popularized by the Macintosh.
Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX (SFU) is a software package produced by Microsoft which provides a Unix subsystem and other parts of a full Unix environment on Windows NT and its successors. The subsystem included is called Interix.
Microsoft Works Microsoft Works is an office suite ("Home Productivity Suite") available from the Microsoft Corporation. Smaller and less expensive than Microsoft Office suite, its core functionality includes Word Processor and spreadsheet/database capability.
Microsoft XNA Microsoft XNA ("XNA's Not Acronymed"Microsoft XNA Frequently Asked Questions) is a set of tools, complete with a managed runtime environment, provided by Microsoft that facilitates computer game design, development and management. XNA does this by freeing game designers from writing "repetitive boilerplate code,"Microsoft: Next Generation of Games Starts With XNA and brings all aspects of game production into a single system.
Microsoft's School of the Future Microsoft's School of the Future is a collaborative project between the Microsoft Corporation and the School District of Pennsylvania. The school opened on September 7th, 2006, and will be guided by a progressive, research-based curriculum that is modeled after Microsoft management techniques.
Microsome In cell biology, a microsome is a small vesicle that is derived from fragmented endoplasmic reticulum (ER) produced when tissues such as liver are mechanically broken (homogenized). Microsomes contain the cell's cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes, involved in oxidative metabolism.
Microsorum pteropus Microsorum pteropus, commonly known as Java Fern an aquatic fern from southeast Asia, is highly variable with several different geographic varieties that vary in leaf size and shape. It is found attached to roots and rocks in nature.
Microsound Microsound includes all sounds on the time scale shorter than musical notes, the sound object time scale, and longer than the sample time scale. Specifically this is shorter than one tenth of a second and longer than 10 milliseconds, including the audio frequency range (20 Hz to 20 kHz) and the infrasonic frequency range (below 20 Hz, rhythm).
Microspacecraft Under a study contract, ASI developed the mechanical system concept for a Mars Microspacecraft to launch in a twin configuration on an Ariane V ASAP (Auxiliary Payload). As a member a multi-disciplined team, ASI developed in 4 weeks the mechanical configuration and preliminary structure design for the spacecraft in two configurations: a probe carrier and an orbiter.
Microsphere This article largely refers to microspheres or protein protocells as small spherical units postulated by some scientists as a key stage in the origin of life. The term microsphere is otherwise widely being used in various areas, such as, materials and pharmaceutical sciences, for spherical particles composed of various natural and synthetic materials with diameters in the micrometer range.
Microsporidia Microsporidia are parasites of animals, now considered to be extremely reduced fungi. Most infect insects, but they are also responsible for common diseases of crustaceans and fish, and have been found in most other animal groups, including humans and other mammals which can be parasitized by species of Encephalitozoon.
Microsporidiosis Microspridiosis is an opportunistic intestinal infection that causes diarrhea and wasting in immunocompromised individuals (HIV, for example). It results from different species of microsporidia, a group of protozoal parasites.
Microstate A microstate (or ministate) is a sovereign state having a very small population or very little land area – usually both. Andorra, Monaco, Kuwait, Bahrain, San Marino, Liechtenstein, Nauru, Palau, Tuvalu, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Vatican City are all examples of microstates.
Microstation MicroStation is a suite of CAD software products for 2- and 3-dimensional design and drafting, developed and sold by Bentley Systems. The latest versions of the software are released solely for Microsoft Windows operating systems, but historically Microstation was available for Macintosh platforms and a number of Unix-like operating systems.
Microstock photography Microstock photography or Micro Stock Photography is an offshoot of traditional stock photography. What defines a company as a microstock photography company is that they (1) source their images almost exclusively via the Internet, (2) do so from a wider range of photographers than the traditional stock agencies (including a willingness to accept images from "amateurs" and hobbyists), and (3) sell their images at a very low rate (anywhere from $.
Microstomia Microstomia (micro- a combining form meaning small + -stomia a comining form meaning mouth = (abnormally) "small mouth") is a clinical feature of many craniofacial syndromes, including Freeman-Sheldon syndrome and Sheldon-Hall syndromes (or distal arthrogryposis multiplex congenita). It may present with whistling-face feature, as well, as in Freeman-Sheldon syndrome.
Microstomus pacificus Dover sole, Microstomus pacificus, is a Pacific flatfish of the flounder family which ranges from Baja California to the Bering Sea. It takes its name from a resemblance to the common sole of Europe, which is often called a 'Dover sole'.
Microstrip A microstrip is a thin, flat electrical conductor separated from a ground plane by a layer of insulation or an air gap. Microstrips are used in printed circuit designs where high frequency signals need to be routed from one part of the assembly to another with high efficiency and minimal signal loss due to radiation.
Microstrip antenna In telecommunication, there are several types of microstrip antennas (also known as a printed antennas) the most common of which is the microstrip patch antenna or patch antenna. A patch antenna is a narrowband, wide-beam antenna fabricated by etching the antenna element pattern in metal trace bonded to an insulating substrate.
Microstructured optical arrays Microstructured Optical Arrays (MOAs) are an example of x-ray focusing instrumentation or x-ray optics, other examples of these include zone plates, multilayer mirrors and grazing incidence mirrors. MOAs utilise total external reflection at grazing incidence from an array of small channels with high aspect ratio (around 20) in order to bring x-rays to a common focus (focus (optics)).
Microsurgery Microsurgery is a general term for surgery requiring an operating microscope. The most obvious developments have been procedures developed to allow anastomosis of successively smaller blood vessels and nerves (typically 1 mm in diameter) which have allowed transfer of tissue from one part of the body to another and re-attachment of severed parts.
Microsurgical lumbar laminoplasty Microsurgical lumbar laminoplasty is a minimally invasive technique for decompressing pinched nerves in the lumbar spine. Pinched or compressed nerves may result from herniated discs, spinal stenosis, or spondylolisthesis.
MicroSD microSD is an ultra-small, removable flash memory card format originally based on SanDisk's TransFlash card format. It is primarily used in mobile phones, but because of its size and increasing capacity it is also being used in handheld GPS devices, portable audio players, flashcards for Nintendo DS emulation, and expandable USB flash memory drives.

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