Glossary
Managed File Transfer (MFT)
Also known as MFT, managed file transfer encompasses all aspects of inbound and outbound file transfers while using industry-standard network protocols and encryption.
MariaDB
A community-developed, commercially supported fork of the MySQL relational database management system, intended to remain free and open-source software under the GNU General Public License.
Mas OS (macOS)
Stands for Macintosh Operating Systems. It is the primary operating systems for Apple Inc.’s Mac family of computers.
Message Queue (MQ)
A form of asynchronous service-to-service communication. It is a linked list of messages stored and held in the queue until the recipient retrieves them.
MFT Agents
Lightweight applications that work to automate your file transfers and workflows on systems (both remote and on-premises) throughout your enterprise. The agents are managed in a way that allows you to configure and schedule agent file transfers and business processes from an intuitive, browser-based interface.
MFTaaS
MFTaaS stands for “Managed File Transfer as a Service.” MFTaaS is a hosted managed file transfer solution using the vendor’s infrastructure.
MIC
Short for Message Integrity Check. The MIC is a comparison of checksum values. A checksum is calculated when you send a message and your trading partner creates a checksum after they receive the message. The checksum is returned in the message receipt. If the values match, the message they received is the exact message you sent.
Microsoft Azure
A cloud computing service for building, testing, deploying, and managing applications and services through Microsoft-based data centers.
Microsoft Hyper-V
A server hypervisor that enables consolidation of a single physical server into many virtual servers, all sharing the hardware resources of the host server and powered by Hyper-V.
MIME
Short for Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions. It is an Internet standard that extends the format of email to support text in character sets other than ASCII and non-text attachments such as audio, video, images, application programs, and etc.
MIMEsweeper
MIMEsweeper for SMTP is a content and trusted email security solution that will keep communications flowing freely throughout your company
MOM
Stands for Message Oriented Middleware. It is a type of software product that enables message distribution over complex IT systems.
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFT)
An authentication method that requires two or more pieces of evidence to verify a user's identity for login purposes or other transactions.