Lucent connector (LC)   A fiber-optic connector that has a snap coupling and, at 1.25 mm, is half the size of the SC connector. Also called a local connector. (16)

lusrmgr.msc   See Local Users and Groups.

M.2   A flexible interface designed to replace mSATA. It enables system designers to choose the desired bus interface to connect with (PCIe 3.0, SATA 3.0, or USB 3.0) and allows devices to be different physical sizes. (8, 9, 14)

MAC address   See Media Access Control (MAC) address.

machine cycle   The four basic operations performed inside a CPU: fetching an instruction, decoding the instruction, executing the instruction, and storing a result. (8)

magnetic mass storage   Device that stores digital data on magnetized media, such as the metal ...

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