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MAGsearch for term
The Market Access Group (MAGi) was established in 1998 by the Committee for Trade and Investment (CTIi) to handle the CTI's work on tariffs and non-tariff measures.
Markupsearch for term
Text or codes added to a document to convey information about it. Usually used to formulate a document's layout or create links to other documents or information servers. HTMLi is a common form of markup.
Member Economysearch for term
APECi is made up of 21 Member Economies. They are: Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Chile; People's Republic of China; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Japan; Republic of Korea; Malyasia; Mexico; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; Peru; Republic of the Philippines; Russia; Singapore; Chinese Taipei; Thailand; United States of America; and Viet Nam.
Metatagsearch for term
An HTMLi tag identifying the contents of a Websitei. Information commonly found in the metatag includes copyright info, key words for search engines, and formatting descriptions of the page.
MP3search for term
A format for music file compression that enables users to download music over the Interneti.
MPEGsearch for term

1) A high-quality video file format that uses compression to keep file sizes relatively small.


2) The subgroup of the International Organization for Standardization responsible for setting the standards for this format.

MRCsearch for term
The Marine Resource Conservation Working Group (MRCi) was established in 1990. The MRC recognises that marine resources are crucial to the economic and social well-being of the people in the region. It is committed to protecting this collective resource and to making dramatic progress toward a sustainable marine environment to ensure continuing socio-economic and environmental benefits.
Multicastingsearch for term
The transmission of information to more than one recipient. For example, sending an email message to a list of people. Teleconferencingi and videoconferencing can also use multicasting. See also broadcasting and unicasting.
Multimediasearch for term
Encompasses interactive text, images, sound, and color. Multimediai can be anything from a simple PowerPoint slide slow to a complex interactive simulation.