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mouse a popular computer input device, vaguely shaped like a real mouse, that
allows the user to select commands displayed on a monitor and easily initiate
those commands by clicking the device. A mouse is used by moving it around
a small field on a physical desktop (often a mousepad). Moving the mouse
positions a pointer, or mouse cursor on the monitor. When the cursor is in
position, (placed over a command button, or hyperlink) the mouse is clicked to
initiate the command. The mouse was developed by Douglas Engelbart and
Xerox Corporation in the 1970s, adopted by Apple soon after, and utilized with
huge success by Microsoft with the introduction of Windows in the early 1990s.
The mouse is a vital component of the graphical user interface. The plural of
mouse is mice and they are available in cordless models.
Figure M.05. mice
mouse potato a slang term adapted from couch potato to describe an enthusiastic,
perhaps obsessed, computer user.
Mozilla the original name for the Web browser, Netscape Navigator.
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MP3 (MPEG Third Layer) a standard for the compression of audio files allowing
for high compression ratios without a loss in sound quality. The compression
of the audio signal can be likened to an encrypting of sorts. A special
player is required to listen to MP3.
MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) a standard for playing digital video and
sound on a computer. MPEG is a file format using high compression. MPEG
files are found on DVDs, CD-ROMs and Websites.
MS-DOS (Microsoft Disk Operating System) the operating system first developed
for the IBM Personal Computer and compatibles in 1981 by Microsoft. Windows
95, 98 and 2000 each include a version of DOS.
MSNBC a co-venture of Microsoft and NBC focusing on the Internet, cable, and
broadcast media.