MMR
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MMR has numerous meanings.
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In science and medicine:
- MeaslesMeaslesMeasles, also known as rubeola or morbilli, is an infection of the respiratory system caused by a virus, specifically a paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus. Morbilliviruses, like other paramyxoviruses, are enveloped, single-stranded, negative-sense RNA viruses...
, mumpsMumpsMumps is a viral disease of the human species, caused by the mumps virus. Before the development of vaccination and the introduction of a vaccine, it was a common childhood disease worldwide...
and rubellaRubellaRubella, commonly known as German measles, is a disease caused by the rubella virus. The name "rubella" is derived from the Latin, meaning little red. Rubella is also known as German measles because the disease was first described by German physicians in the mid-eighteenth century. This disease is...
, as in MMR vaccineMMR vaccineThe MMR vaccine is an immunization shot against measles, mumps, and rubella . It was first developed by Maurice Hilleman while at Merck in the late 1960s.... - DNA mismatch repairDNA mismatch repairDNA mismatch repair is a system for recognizing and repairing erroneous insertion, deletion and mis-incorporation of bases that can arise during DNA replication and recombination, as well as repairing some forms of DNA damage....
, a genetic repair pathway - Mass miniature radiography, a screening X-ray photofluorography technique
- Maternal Mortality Ratio
- Mean Motion ResonancesOrbital resonanceIn celestial mechanics, an orbital resonance occurs when two orbiting bodies exert a regular, periodic gravitational influence on each other, usually due to their orbital periods being related by a ratio of two small integers. Orbital resonances greatly enhance the mutual gravitational influence of...
, two bodies having periods of revolution that are a simple integer ratio of each other - Mesozoic Marine RevolutionMesozoic Marine RevolutionThe Mesozoic marine revolution was a fundamental restructuring of marine ecosystems during the Mesozoic era, particularly in the Jurassic and Cretaceous, caused by increased predation pressure....
, the burst of evolution in the Mesozoic era caused by increased predation pressure
In culture:
- Metal Mind RecordsMetal Mind ProductionsMetal Mind Productions is a Polish record label founded in 1987. Currently it is one of the lead independent labels in Poland with over 1000 of licences and over 10 million of data mediums sold. The label focuses mainly on rock and heavy metal genres...
, a Polish record label - MetroMedia Radio, a rock radio station in Philadelphia
In computing:
- Meet-me-roomMeet-me-roomA "meet me room" is a place within a colocation centre where telecommunications companies can physically connect to one another and exchange data without incurring local loop fees...
, a place where networks providers offer interconnectivity to their backbones - Memory-mapped register, a type of Memory-mapped I/OMemory-mapped I/OMemory-mapped I/O and port I/O are two complementary methods of performing input/output between the CPU and peripheral devices in a computer...
- Modified Modified READ, an image compression algorithm used for faxing
- Multi-master replicationMulti-master replicationMulti-master replication is a method of database replication which allows data to be stored by a group of computers, and updated by any member of the group. The multi-master replication system is responsible for propagating the data modifications made by each member to the rest of the group, and...
, a method of replication employed by databases to transfer data or changes to data across multiple computers within a group.
In the military:
- Main Machinery Room, in reference to the nuclear reactors of an aircraft carrierAircraft carrierAn aircraft carrier is a warship designed with a primary mission of deploying and recovering aircraft, acting as a seagoing airbase. Aircraft carriers thus allow a naval force to project air power worldwide without having to depend on local bases for staging aircraft operations...
- Merchant Marine ReserveMerchant Marine ReserveThe Merchant Marine Reserve, founded in 1913 as the Naval Auxiliary Reserve consists of members of the United States Merchant Marine who are also members of the United States Navy. Officers in the Merchant Marine Reserve are entitled to wear the Navy Reserve Merchant Marine Insignia....
Location:
- Mumbai Metropolitan RegionMumbai Metropolitan RegionThe Mumbai Metropolitan Region /Mumbai Metropolitan Area is the metropolitan area consisting of the metropolis of Mumbai and its satellite towns. Developing over a period of about 20 years, it consists of seven municipal corporations and fifteen smaller municipal councils...
Miscellaneous:
- Master of Marketing ResearchMaster of Marketing ResearchMaster of Marketing Research is a graduate degree program that may be from one to three years in length. About 75 percent of the fulltime programs can be studied in about one year while part-time Masters in Marketing are studied besides the job and usually need a minimum of two years to be...
, a specialized graduate business degree