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MIDI (musical instrument digital inter-
(pronounced middy). A file format
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used to store electronic music sounds. A
sound card that supports MIDI files allows
the computer to generate the synthesized
musical sounds found in games,
CD-ROMs, and multimedia presentation
packages. The format is easily identified
by the file extension .mid. See file
extension. See also music software.
MIDI connector A connector on the back
of the computer for plugging in a
synthesizer keyboard. A MIDI connector
allows you to record sounds created by a
synthesizer and then manipulate the data to
produce new sounds, such as changing the
key of a composition. See MIDI. See also
music software.
minimize To shrink a running program
window into an icon on the Windows
taskbar by clicking the Minimize
button—the button with the minus sign in
the upper-right corner of a window. Click
the button on the taskbar to view the
window again. See Microsoft Windows.
See also maximize.
mixed-mode disc A CD that includes
both computer data and CD-DA tracks.
The data is all contained in track one, and
the audio in one or more of the following
tracks. Contrast with CD Extra.
modem A device in the computer that
converts data from digital format to analog
format so that it can be transferred through
a standard telephone line to another
computer. The modem in the receiving
computer converts the data back to digital
format. See digital.
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mouse A device that you move across the
top of your desk (or a mousepad) to move
the pointer or cursor on the screen. Click to
select an item, double-click to launch a
program, and right-click to display a
shortcut menu. See mouse pointer and
cursor. See also click, double-click, and
right-click.
mouse pointer The arrow on the screen
that moves with the mouse.
MP3 The file extension for MPEG
(pronounced M-peg), audio layer 3, sound
files. The format is easily identified by the
file extension .mp3. This format
compresses sound data from a stereo music
CD to 1/12th its original size without
sacrificing sound quality. Because of their
small size, MP3 files can be transferred
over the Internet easily. You can download
individual songs or entire CDs in MP3
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format to your computer. See file
extension.
MPEG Motion Picture Experts Group, a
standards organization responsible for the
MPEG1 and MPEG2 standards for the
compression of full-motion video.
multimedia Two or more media formats
used together, such as text, graphics,
animation, audio, or video.
multiread An OSTA (Optical Storage
Technology Association) standard for
CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drives. Drives
that follow the multiread standard can read
commercial CDs (audio and data), CD-R
discs, and CD-RW discs. They can also
read CDs written in fixed- or
variable-length packets.
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