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Lean IT- A customer-value focused approach to the provision of effective solutions involving the consumption of a minimum of resources. http:// www. gartner. com / it-glossary / lean /
Leaning technology- Learning technology refers to any type of technology that is used to help in the process of teaching a particular subject. It can also be used to facilitate easier learning and to evaluate how well someone is progressing through a particular learning process.
Legal- Conforming to or permitted by law or established rules
Logistics- The process of planning, implementing, and controlling procedures for the efficient and effective transportation and storage of goods, including services and related information, from the point of origin to the point of consumption. http:// searchmanufacturingerp. techtarget. com / definition / logistics
Logistics and inventory tracking- The aspect of an organization dealing with the procurement, maintenance, and transportation of material, facilities, and personnel; the handling of the details of an operation.
Machine to machine communication( M2M)- Is used for automated data transmission and measurement between mechanical or electronic devices. The key components of an M2M system are: Field-deployed wireless devices with embedded sensors or RFID-Wireless communication networks with complementary wireline access includes, but is not limited to cellular communication, Wi-Fi, ZigBee, WiMAX, wireless LAN( WLAN), generic DSL( xDSL) and fiber to the x( FTTx). http:// www. gartner. com / it-glossary / machine-to-machine-m2m-communications /
Manufacturing- The process of making wares by hand or by machinery especially when carried on systematically with division of labor.
� Marketing- The process or technique of promoting, selling, and distributing a product or service. �
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Materials science- Study of the properties of solid materials and how those properties are determined by the material ' s composition and structure.
Mathematics- the science of numbers and their operations, interrelations, combinations, generalizations, and abstractions and of space configurations and their structure, measurement, transformations, and generalizations.
Mechanical engineering- a branch of engineering concerned primarily with the industrial application of mechanics and with the production of tools, machinery, and their products.
Mechanical theory – Development of new surface treatments for metals, polymers and fibers and has assisted in giving an understanding of their efficacy. http:// people. bath. ac. uk / mssdep / dep70yrs. htm
Military / encryption-The conversion of data into a form, called a ciphertext that cannot be easily understood by unauthorized people. http:// searchsecurity. techtarget. com / definition / encryption
� Mission – A statement regarding an organizations core purposes citing what a company does and why they exist. �
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Mobile apps- Software programs that can be downloaded and accessed directly using mobile phone or another mobile device – like a tablet or music player.
Mobile device management( MDM)- includes software that provides the following functions: software distribution, policy management, inventory management, security management and service management for smartphones and media tablets. http:// www. gartner. com / it-glossary / mobile-device-management-mdm /
Modeling- A system of postulates, data, and inferences presented as a mathematical description of an entity or state of affairs; also: a computer simulation based on such a system.
� Multilingual- Using or interpreting several languages or codes especially with equal fluency within a computer system. �
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Multi-platform or Operating system-( Android, IOS, Text based as well as graphical UI)- allows multiple application programs to be installed and to reside separately and securely on a smart card.. http:// whatis. techtarget. com / definition / MULTOS-Multiple-Operating-System
Nanotechnology- A branch of engineering that deals with the design and manufacture of extremely small electronic circuits and mechanical devices built at the molecular level of matter. http:// whatis. techtarget. com / definition / nanotechnologymolecular-manufacturing
� Networking- The construction, design, and use of a network, including the physical( cabling, hub, bridge, switch, router, and so forth), the selection and use of telecommunication protocol and computer software for using and managing the network, and the establishment of operation policies and procedures related to the network. http:// searchnetworking. techtarget. com / definition / networking
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Open Source- Software that comes with permission to use, copy and distribute, either as is or with modifications, and that may be offered either free or with a charge. http:// www. gartner. com / it-glossary / open-source /
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