MOM
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Mother
- Mom (or mommy), is a term used predominantly in North American English speaking countries in reference to a motherMotherA mother, mum, mom, momma, or mama is a woman who has raised a child, given birth to a child, and/or supplied the ovum that grew into a child. Because of the complexity and differences of a mother's social, cultural, and religious definitions and roles, it is challenging to specify a universally...
, the female parent - Soccer momSoccer momThe phrase soccer mom broadly refers to a middle-class suburban woman who spends a significant amount of her time transporting her school-age children to their sporting events or other activities. Indices of American magazines and newspapers show relatively little usage of the term until a 1995...
, demographic group of women with school-age children, a term used in North America
Other
- Alpha Mom (TV)Alpha Mom (TV)"Alpha Mom" is a 2006 television show about a working mom who is trying to balance her job, children and her stay-at-home husband.There is an Alpha Mom cable channel and website and a television pilot titled "Alphamom" slated for NBC's 2006-07 season....
, is a 2006 television show - Serial MomSerial MomSerial Mom is a 1994 American dark satire written and directed by John Waters, starring Kathleen Turner as the title character, Sam Waterston as her husband, and Ricki Lake and Matthew Lillard as her children. Despite statements to the contrary in the movie, the story is completely fictional...
, a 1994 film directed by John Waters - "Stacy's MomStacy's Mom"Stacy's Mom" is a hit single by American band Fountains of Wayne, released in 2003 and taken from their album Welcome Interstate Managers....
", a 2003 hit single by American band Fountains of Wayne - Mom (Futurama)Mom (Futurama)Mom, real first name Carol, is a character from the animated television series Futurama. Voiced by Tress MacNeille. Mom is one of the show's two main antagonists, the other being Zapp Brannigan...
, a character in the sci-fi animated TV series Futurama - Mom Boucher, a high-ranking Hells Angels member
MOM
- Management Object Model, in High Level Architecture (simulation) parlance
- Manufacturing Operations ManagementManufacturing operations managementManufacturing operations management is a methodology for viewing an end-to-end manufacturing process with a view to optimizing efficiency....
, a methodology for end to end optimization of manufacturing operations - Master's Degree in Oriental medicineTraditional Chinese medicineTraditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of medicine practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage , exercise , and dietary therapy...
- Marketing Operations ManagementMarketing Operations ManagementMarketing Operations Management is a version of end to end marketing optimization, from planning and budgeting, through marketing content management, to global marketing execution and analysis....
, a vision of end to end marketing optimization - Member of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces, a Canadian award for conspicuous merit and exceptional service
- Message-oriented middlewareMessage-oriented middlewareMessage-oriented middleware is software or hardware infrastructure supporting sending and receiving messages between distributed systems. MOM allows application modules to be distributed over heterogeneous platforms and reduces the complexity of developing applications that span multiple...
, a category of communications software - Metal-oxide-metal capacitor
- Methoxymethane, a colorless gaseous ether
- Metroid: Other MMetroid: Other Mis an action-adventure video game for the Wii developed by "Project M", a team which consists of staff members from Nintendo, Team Ninja, and D-Rockets. A part of the Metroid series, it features gameplay in both first- and third-person perspectives, and is the first installment of the franchise to...
, a video game for Nintendo's Wii console - Microsoft Operations ManagerMicrosoft Operations ManagerSystem Center Operations Manager is a cross-platform data center management system for operating systems and hypervisors. It utilizes a single interface that shows state, health and performance information of computer systems. It also provides alerts generated according to some availability,...
, a network management product - Modular Ocean ModelModular Ocean ModelThe modular ocean model is a three-dimensional ocean circulation model designed primarily for studying the ocean climate system. The model is developed and supported primarily by researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory .- Overview...
, a numerical model for studying the global ocean climate system - Chloroalkyl ether, abbreviation for Methyl chloromethyl ether
- Maison de l'Orient et de la MéditerranéeMaison de l'Orient et de la MéditerranéeThe Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée is a research body in Lyon, France that specialises in the Mediterranean and the Middle East and the first steps of humanity...
, a research body in France
MoM
- Mac-on-MacMac-on-MacMac-on-Mac is a port of Mac-on-Linux for Mac OS X. It is intended to be user-friendly.With this software, Mac OS X 10.0 through 10.3, Mac OS 9, OpenDarwin, and Linux can be run in a separate window on a Macintosh computer running Mac OS X. The software requires X11 and a PPC-based Mac to...
, software for running legacy Macintosh operating systems under Mac OS X - Mall of MemphisMall of MemphisMall of Memphis was a shopping mall in Memphis, Tennessee, containing of retail space and 5,564 parking spaces. The mall opened October 7, 1981, was closed December 24, 2003, and was demolished in 2004...
, a defunct mall in Memphis, Tennessee - Master of MagicMaster of MagicMaster of Magic is a single-player, fantasy turn-based strategy computer game created by Simtex and published for MS-DOS by Microprose in . It is of the 4X genre. The player is a wizard attempting to dominate two linked worlds. From a small settlement, the player grows an empire and banishes the...
, a 1994 fantasy turn-based strategy computer game - Methods of MayhemMethods Of MayhemMethods of Mayhem is an American rock band formed in 1999 by Tommy Lee, who had temporarily quit his position as Mötley Crüe's drummer.-History:...
, an American rapcore band - Method of momentsMethod of momentsMethod of moments may refer to:* Method of moments , a method of parameter estimation in statistics* Method of moments , a way of proving convergence in distribution in probability theory...
, a computational electromagnetics technique - Milk of magnesia a suspension of magnesium hydroxide in water
- Minions of MirthMinions of MirthMinions of Mirth is a role-playing game for Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows by Prairie Games, Inc. The game includes both a single-player and a massively multi-player mode...
, an MMORPGMMORPGMassively multiplayer online role-playing game is a genre of role-playing video games in which a very large number of players interact with one another within a virtual game world....
by Prairie Games - Ministry of Manpower, a governmental organization in SingaporeMinistry of Manpower (Singapore)The Ministry of Manpower is a ministry of the Government of Singapore that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to manpower in Singapore.-Mission:...
, Ghana, Oman, and other countries - Ministry of MagicMinistry of MagicThe Ministry of Magic is the government of the fictional Magical community of Britain in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. First mentioned in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the Ministry makes its first proper appearance in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix...
, the Government for the Magical community of Britain and Ireland in the series Harry Potter written by J. K. Rowling - Ministry of Mayhem, a British children's television show
- MinutesMinutesMinutes, also known as protocols, are the instant written record of a meeting or hearing. They typically describe the events of the meeting, starting with a list of attendees, a statement of the issues considered by the participants, and related responses or decisions for the issues.Minutes may be...
of meeting - Man of the matchMan of the matchIn sport, a Man of the Match or Player of the Game or Man of the Series award is given to the outstanding player, almost always the one who makes the most impact, in a particular match or series. The term was originally used more often in cricket before being adopted by other sports. This can be a...
- MonthMonthA month is a unit of time, used with calendars, which was first used and invented in Mesopotamia, as a natural period related to the motion of the Moon; month and Moon are cognates. The traditional concept arose with the cycle of moon phases; such months are synodic months and last approximately...
-over-Month, the method of presenting statistical data as monthly changes - Mouse on MarsMouse on MarsMouse on Mars is a duo from Germany who have been making electronic music since 1993. Their music is a sometimes quirky blend of IDM, krautrock, disco, and ambient with a heavy dollop of analog synth sounds and cross-frequency modulation...
, an electronic music duo from Germany - Multiple of the medianMultiple of the medianA multiple of the median is a measure of how far an individual test result deviates from the median. MoM is commonly used to report the results of medical screening tests, particularly where the results of the individual tests are highly variable....
- The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of MoriaThe Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of MoriaThe Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria is the first retail expansion pack for the MMORPG The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar released on November 18, 2008. It was announced on March 14, 2008 at ....
, an expansion for the computer game The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar
See also
- Moms (disambiguation)Moms (disambiguation)Moms may refer to:* Moms, a term used predominantly in American English speaking countries that is a plural reference to the word mother, a biological parent* Moms , a Philippine television talk show...
- Mommy (disambiguation)Mommy (disambiguation)-Mothering:* Mommy , is a term used predominantly in American English speaking countries as reference to a mother, the female parent* Mommy track, the lifestyle of a woman who chooses to be a mother...
- Mum (disambiguation)Mum (disambiguation)Mum or Mums may refer to:* Mum, an informal British English term for mother* short for chrysanthemum, a plant* Bamoun or Mum, a sultanate of present-day Cameroon* Mum, Burma, a village* Mum language, a language spoken in Papua New Guinea...
- Mummy (disambiguation)