M2
Encyclopedia
In computers and electronics
- Fast Universal Digital Computer M-2Fast Universal Digital Computer M-2The Fast Universal Digital Computer M-2 was a computer developed at the Laboratory of Electrical Systems in the Institute of Energy of the USSR Academy of Sciences. The successor to the M-1, it was developed in 1952 by a team of engineers led by I.S. Brouk....
, an early Russian digital computer (1957) - Memory Stick Micro (M2), a removable flash memory card format
- Modula-2Modula-2Modula-2 is a computer programming language designed and developed between 1977 and 1980 by Niklaus Wirth at ETH Zurich as a revision of Pascal to serve as the sole programming language for the operating system and application software for the personal workstation Lilith...
(M2), a computer programming language - M2 programming language, a programming language named after, but distinct from Modula-2 website
- Opera Mail, an e-mail and news client in the Opera web browser
- Panasonic M2Panasonic M2The Panasonic M2 was a video game console design developed by 3DO and then sold to Matsushita . Before it could be released, however, Matsushita cancelled the project in mid 1997, unwilling to compete against fellow Japanese electronics giant Sony's PlayStation due to the failure of the 3DO...
, a video game console design - Socket M2, a CPU socket
- EarthBound (series)EarthBound (series)EarthBound, known in Japan as Mother, is a role-playing game series created by Shigesato Itoi for Nintendo. The series started in 1989 with the Japan-only release of Mother for the Famicom, and was then followed up by a sequel, released in North America as EarthBound for the Super NES in 1995, and...
, a role-playing game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, known as Mother 2 in Japan. - Mafia 2
- M2 TelecommunicationsM2 TelecommunicationsM2 Telecommunications Group Ltd is an Australian wholesaler of telecommunications services.- History :Established in 1999, M2 Telecommunications Group Ltd is Australia’s largest network independent provider of telecommunications services...
- M2 (game developer)M2 (game developer)M2 M2 M2 (有限会社Ｍ２(エムツー) is a Japanese video game developer, best known for handling emulation of re-released games, such as some Sega Ages titles and Wii Virtual Console titles....
- Macaulay2Macaulay2Macaulay2 is a free computer algebra system developed by Daniel Grayson and Michael Stillman for computation in commutative algebra and algebraic geometry. Stillman, along with Dave Bayer had authored the predecessor, Macaulay. Macaulay2 uses its own high level programming language, intended to...
, a free computer algebra system
In economics
- M2 (economics), a measure of the money supplyMoney supplyIn economics, the money supply or money stock, is the total amount of money available in an economy at a specific time. There are several ways to define "money," but standard measures usually include currency in circulation and demand deposits .Money supply data are recorded and published, usually...
- Modigliani Risk-Adjusted PerformanceModigliani Risk-Adjusted PerformanceModigliani risk-adjusted performance or M2 or M2 or Modigliani–Modigliani measure or RAP is a measure of the risk-adjusted returns of some investment portfolio. It measures the returns of the portfolio, adjusted for the deviation of the portfolio , relative to that of some benchmark...
, a measure of risk-adjusted investment performance
In firearms and military equipment
- M2 Alligator, an amphibiousAmphibious vehicleAn amphibious vehicle , is a vehicle or craft, that is a means of transport, viable on land as well as on water – just like an amphibian....
bridging vehicle developed by German firm EWK, later succeeded by the M3 Amphibious RigM3 Amphibious RigThe M3 Amphibious Rig is a self-propelled amphibious bridging vehicle that is used for the projection of tanks and other vehicles across water obstacles.-Development and service:... - M2 Ball, ammunition
- M2 BradleyM2 BradleyThe Bradley Fighting Vehicle is an American fighting vehicle platform manufactured by BAE Systems Land and Armaments, formerly United Defense.As with other infantry fighting vehicles, the Bradley is designed to transport infantry with armor protection while providing covering fire to suppress enemy...
, an armored fighting vehicle - M2 Browning, a heavy machine gun in use since the 1920s
- M2 carbine, a select-fire carbine
- M2 Half trackM2 Half Track CarThe M-2 Half Track was an armored vehicle used by the United States during World War II.-History:The half-track design had been evaluated by the US Ordnance department using Citroën-Kégresse vehicles...
- M2 howitzerM101 howitzerThe 105 mm M2A1 howitzer was the standard light field howitzer for the United States in World War II, seeing action in both European and Pacific theaters. Entering production in 1941, it quickly entered the war against the Imperial Japanese Army in the Pacific, where it gained a reputation...
, the WW2 designation for the M101 howitzer - M2 Light TankM2 Light TankThe Light Tank M2 was an American pre-World War II light tank that saw combat with the US Marine Corps 1st Tank Battalion on Guadalcanal in 1942, during World War II. Its service with the 1st Tank Battalion during the Pacific War was its only U.S...
- M2 Medium TankM2 Medium TankThe Medium Tank M2 was a United States Army tank that was first produced in 1939 by the Rock Island Arsenal, just prior to the commencement of the war in Europe. Production was 18 M2 tanks, and 94 slightly improved M2A1 tanks, for a total figure of 112...
- M2 flamethrowerM2 flamethrowerThe M2 flamethrower was an American man-portable backpack flamethrower that was used in World War II. It was the successor to the M1 and M1A1 flamethrowers. Although its actual "burn time" was around 47 seconds and the flame was only effective out to around 20 metres , it was still a functional...
- M2 mineM2 mineThe M2 is a US bounding anti-personnel mine used during the Second World War. A number of variants of the mine were produced and although the mine is no longer in US service, it can be found in Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Korea, Laos, Oman, Rwanda, Tunisia and the Western Sahara...
, a World War II land mine - M2/M4 Selectable Light-weight Attack Munition (SLAM), a land mine
- Mauser M2 semi-automatic handgun
- HMS M2HMS M2HMS M2 was a Royal Navy aircraft-carrying submarine shipwrecked in Lyme Bay, Dorset, Britain, on 26 January 1932. She was one of three M-class boats completed.Four M-class submarines replaced the order for the last four K-class, K17-K21...
, a submarine - M2 tripodM2 TripodThe M2 Tripod is a U.S. machine gun tripod originally used with the Browning M1919 infantry machine gun. Since then, it has seen several redesigns, but remained largely the same. In this fashion, the M2 tripod has seen combat service in every conflict the U.S. Army and Marine Corps has been...
, a weapon mountWeapon mountA weapon mount is a weapon component used to secure an armament. Weapon mounts can be broken down into two categories: static mounts and non-static mounts.-Static mount:... - M2 compass, used for mortars and artillery, uses 6400 mils as opposed to 360 degrees
In public transport
- M2 (Copenhagen)M2 (Copenhagen)M2 is a line of the Copenhagen Metro, colored yellow on the map. It runs from Vanløse to Lufthavnen through the center of Copenhagen, sharing track with the M1 from Vanløse to Christianshavn. The line was built along with M1 as part of the redevelopment of Ørestad. The principle of the line was...
, part of a Metro system, Denmark - M2 (Lausanne), part of a public transportation system, Switzerland
- M2 (İstanbul Metro)M2 (İstanbul Metro)The M2 is a rapid transit service of the İstanbul Metro. It is colored green on station signs but colored blue on the official map. It runs underneath the north-south Büyükdere Avenue. The M2 starts at Hacıosman near Sarıyer and ends at Şişhane in Beyoğlu. There is a shuttle which services a branch...
, a metro line in TurkeyTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. - M2 (railcar)M2 (railcar)The M2 is a series of 244 electric multiple unit cars produced for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Connecticut Department of Transportation for use on the New Haven Line...
- Bucharest Metro Line M2, part of the Bucharest Metro, Romania
- Line 2 (Budapest Metro)Line 2 (Budapest Metro)The Metro 2 is the second line of Budapest Metro. It connects the western Déli pályaudvar, and the eastern Örs vezér tere. Daily ridership: 451,627.-History:...
, the second line of Budapest Metro, Hungary - SP&S Class M-2, a steam locomotives class
- Line M2 - Milan Subway (Metropolitana di Milano)Line M2 - Milan Subway (Metropolitana di Milano)The Milan Metro Line 2 , is a subway line serving Milan, Italy, operated by ATM and part of the Milan Metro. It is also called Green Line, , as it is visually identified by green signs....
- Route M-2 (MTA Maryland), a bus route in Baltimore, Maryland and its suburbs
- Route M2 (Manhattan), a bus route in Manhattan
In science
- British NVC community M2, a mire biological community in the United Kingdom
- M2 proteinM2 proteinThe M2 protein is a proton-selective ion channel protein, integral in the viral envelope of the influenza A virus. The channel itself is a homotetramer , where the units are helices stabilized by two disulfide bonds...
, an ion channel in the cell membrane of the influenza A virus - Messier 2Messier 2Messier 2 or M2 is a globular cluster in the constellation Aquarius, five degrees north of the star Beta Aquarii...
(M2), a globular cluster in the constellation Aquarius - ATC code M02ATC code M02-M02AA Anti-inflammatory preparations, non-steroids for topical use:-M02AA Anti-inflammatory preparations, non-steroids for topical use:-M02AA Anti-inflammatory preparations, non-steroids for topical use::M02AA01 Phenylbutazone:M02AA02 Mofebutazone...
Topical products for joint and muscular pain, a subgroup of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System - M2 is a form of high speed steel in the tungsten-molybdenum series
In television and film
- Magyar TelevízióMagyar TelevízióMagyar Televízió is the Hungarian national public service television company, with three TV channels, called m1 , m2 and m3....
, a HungarianHungaryHungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
TV channel - MTV2MTV2MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to analogue cable lineups across the nation...
, an American TV channel, formerly "M2" and sister channel of MTVMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs.... - Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, the second Madagascar film
In music
- SemitoneSemitoneA semitone, also called a half step or a half tone, is the smallest musical interval commonly used in Western tonal music, and it is considered the most dissonant when sounded harmonically....
, a musical interval sometimes abbreviated as "m2" - M² (album)M² (album)M2 is a 2001 album by Marcus Miller, and the winner of the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album.-Track listing:All tracks composed by Marcus Miller; except where indicated# "Power" – 4:37# "Lonnie's Lament" – 5:39...
, a 2001 album by jazz musician Marcus Miller
Other
- Miles M.2 Hawk, a 1930s British two-seat light monoplane
- M2, the second of five mechanics modules taken in the GCE A Level Maths and Further Maths syllabus
- M2, an acronym used in avicultureAvicultureAviculture is the practice of keeping and breeding birds and the culture that forms around it. Aviculture is generally focused on not only the raising and breeding of birds, but also on preserving avian habitat, and public awareness campaigns....
for the Moluccan CockatooMoluccan CockatooThe Salmon-crested Cockatoo, Cacatua moluccensis also known as Moluccan Cockatoo or M2 is a cockatoo endemic to south Moluccas in eastern Indonesia. At 50 cm, it is among the largest of the white cockatoos. The female is larger than the males on average... - M2, a nightclub in ShanghaiShanghaiShanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, ChinaChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, ranked as no. 38 in the world by DJ Magazine
See also
- M² (disambiguation), with a superscript number 2 to denote that the number is squared
- MII (disambiguation), with roman numeralsRoman numeralsThe numeral system of ancient Rome, or Roman numerals, uses combinations of letters from the Latin alphabet to signify values. The numbers 1 to 10 can be expressed in Roman numerals as:...
representing the number 1002