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MSI en · NOUN · etymology 1

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of medium scale integration.
   alt of medium scale integration
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Microsoft installer.
   alt of Microsoft installer
3. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of minority-serving institution.
   alt of minority-serving institution
   • The Budget preserves funding for Title III and V programs that support Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs), consistent with the President’s executive order on HBCUs.” 2017 May 23, Gregory Krieg and Will Mullery, “Trump’s budget by the numbers: What gets cut and why”, in CNN:
   • While many MSIs struggle, a number of their pre-service teacher training programs demonstrate better-than-average results despite being dramatically under-funded as compared to programs at non-MSI peer institutions. […] With more than 1 million teachers expected to retire in the coming years, the MSI Hawkins program and the TEACH Campaign provide avenues whereby 1.7 million new teachers can be recruited over the next seven years, particularly minority males, to pursue careers in the classroom. 2011 April 14, “Winning the Future IMPROVING EDUCATION FOR THE LATINO COMMUNITY”, in CNN en Español, archived from the original on 12 Dec 2024, page 11:
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of meaningful social interaction.
   alt of meaningful social interaction
   • The introduction of the MSI metric quickly helped with Facebook’s engagement problem, according to an internal research note from November 6, 2019. 2021 October 27, Rachel Metz, “Likes, anger emojis and RSVPs: the math behind Facebook’s News Feed — and how it backfired”, in CNN Business:
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Micro-Star International.
   alt of Micro-Star International

Forms

Coordinates

ULSI · CAB · SSI · WSI · LSI · VLSI · DMF

Relateds

chip · solid-state · MS · MSU · discrete component · IC

MSI en · PROPN · etymology 2

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian MSI (“Movimento Sociale Italiano”).

Meanings

1. (historical, qualifier:Italian politics) The Italian Social Movement.
   • Two, Franco Bigonzetti and Francesco Ciavatta, were murdered by suspected left-wing activists on the street in front of the MSI party headquarters and the third, Stefano Recchioni, by a police officer responding to riots against the first killings. 2024 January 13, Barbie Latza Nadeau, “Video of crowd’s fascist salute in heart of Rome rattles Italy – but not its prime minister”, in CNN: