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man hours

The term man hours (or man-hours) is a unit of measurement used in project ...

The term man hours (or man-hours) is a unit of measurement used in project management, construction, and industrial accounting to represent the amount of work performed by an average worker in one hour. It is calculated by multiplying the number of p...

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man in the middle

In the context of cybersecurity and cryptography, "man in the middle" (ofte...

In the context of cybersecurity and cryptography, "man in the middle" (often abbreviated as MITM) refers to a specific type of cyberattack where a perpetrator secretly intercepts, relays, and potentially alters communications between two parties who ...

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mankind

Mankind is a collective noun used to refer to the human species as a whole,...

Mankind is a collective noun used to refer to the human species as a whole, encompassing all people regardless of gender. Etymologically, it derives from the Old English mancynn. In early English history, the word "man" was frequently used as a gende...

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man-made

The term man-made refers to elements, objects, or materials that are produc...

The term man-made refers to elements, objects, or materials that are produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally. It is a compound adjective derived from the historical usage of "man" to represent the entire human species, combined with ...

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mannish

Mannish is an adjective used to describe attributes, appearance, or behavio...

Mannish is an adjective used to describe attributes, appearance, or behaviors in a woman that are traditionally associated with men. Derived from the Old English word mannisc (which originally meant "human" or "of the people"), the term eventually na...

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manpower

The term "manpower" refers to the total number of people available or requi...

The term "manpower" refers to the total number of people available or required for a specific task, or the power supplied by human physical effort. Originating in the mid-19th century, it is a compound of "man"—historically used in English to denote ...

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mansplain

Mansplain is a portmanteau of "man" and "explain" used to describe the act ...

Mansplain is a portmanteau of "man" and "explain" used to describe the act of a man explaining something to a woman in a manner regarded as condescending, overconfident, and often inaccurate. The term typically implies that the speaker assumes the li...

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man up

The phrase "man up" is a colloquial imperative verb phrase meaning to fulfi...

The phrase "man up" is a colloquial imperative verb phrase meaning to fulfill the behavioral expectations traditionally associated with being a male, such as demonstrating courage, stoicism, or taking responsibility. It often implies a need to suppre...

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master branch

In version control systems like Git, the "master branch" was historically t...

In version control systems like Git, the "master branch" was historically the default name for the primary line of development in a software repository. It represents the authoritative version of the code from which feature branches diverge and event...

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master list

A "master list" refers to a comprehensive, primary, or controlling document...

A "master list" refers to a comprehensive, primary, or controlling document containing all data elements of a specific type, often functioning as a single source of truth from which other sub-lists or specific datasets are generated. The term derives...

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master/slave

In computing, engineering, and electronics, master/slave is a technical met...

In computing, engineering, and electronics, master/slave is a technical metaphor describing a relationship where one device or process (the master) has unidirectional control over another (the slave). Historically, this terminology has been applied t...

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mentally ill

The term mentally ill is used to describe individuals living with psychiatr...

The term mentally ill is used to describe individuals living with psychiatric conditions or disorders that affect mood, thinking, and behavior. Rooted in the medical model of healthcare, the phrase classifies psychological distress as an illness anal...

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Métis

The term Métis is derived from a French word meaning "mixed," which itself ...

The term Métis is derived from a French word meaning "mixed," which itself comes from the Latin mixtus. Historically, it referred to the children of European fur traders (primarily French and Scottish) and Indigenous women in North America. Over time...

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militant feminist

The term militant feminist refers to an advocate for women's rights who emp...

The term militant feminist refers to an advocate for women's rights who employs aggressive, confrontational, or uncompromising methods to achieve political and social equality. Historically, the term has roots in the early 20th-century Suffragette mo...

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minorities

the smaller in number of two groups constituting a whole Issues Minoritie...

the smaller in number of two groups constituting a whole Issues Minorities is not always accurate and is vague. As it deals with numbers, the term minorities can often be inaccurate, as is the case when speaking of communities of colour, who often ...

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minoritised

groups, resulting from social constructs, that have been granted less power...

groups, resulting from social constructs, that have been granted less power or representation compared to other members or groups in society Preferable To minorities Benefits Minoritised places the emphasis on the power struggle, and on the syste...

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mob programming

Mob programming is a software development technique where the entire team w...

Mob programming is a software development technique where the entire team works on the same thing, at the same time, in the same space, and at the same computer. Originating at Hunter Industries in 2011 and popularized by Woody Zuill, the practice ex...

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Monoculture

state of culture in which there is a relevant lack of diversity in cultural...

state of culture in which there is a relevant lack of diversity in cultural objects produced, both by organizations and audiences. Other Languages Français

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more than one way to skin a cat

This idiom serves as a proverb indicating that there are multiple methods t...

This idiom serves as a proverb indicating that there are multiple methods to accomplish the same specific task or achieve a desired goal. While the exact etymology is debated, the phrase likely originated in the mid-19th century in the American South...

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moron

The term moron is currently used as a common noun to describe a person cons...

The term moron is currently used as a common noun to describe a person considered foolish, stupid, or lacking in good judgment. However, its origins are rooted in clinical psychology and the eugenics movement. Coined in 1910 by psychologist Henry God...

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