MDM

plural MDMs

1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of master data management.
2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of mobile device management.
3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of multiplexer-demultiplexer.
4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedical codingInitialism of medical decision making.

   Next, a comprehensive list of instructions is provided for determining the extent of medical history obtained, the extent of examination performed, and the complexity of MDM involved in each specific patient encounter.

   2006, Stephen R. Levinson, “Features of the E/M Coding System and the Documentation Guidelines”, in Practical E/M: Documentation and Coding Solutions for Quality Patient Care, American Medical Association, →ISBN, page 40

5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation.

   When the allegations were proven false, the censorship machine moved on to targeting mis-, dis-, and malinformation. MDM can come from anywhere, any country, and it is seen as a threat to democratic institutions, or “democracy” as it’s so often shortened to.

   2025 April 15, Christine Menedis, “The Blob”, in Why the World Doesn’t Make Sense: Reclaiming the Liberty You Didn’t Know You Lost, Nashville, Tenn.: Forefront Books, →ISBN, page 136

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   CISA’s Mis-, Dis-, Malinformation (MDM) team is charged with building national resilience to mis-, dis-, and malinformation and foreign influence activities. Through these efforts, CISA helps the American people understand the scope and scale of MDM activities targeting elections and critical infrastructure, and enables them to take actions to mitigate associated risks. The MDM team was formerly known as the Countering Foreign Influence Task Force (CFITF). […] Misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation make up what CISA defines as “information activities”.

   2021 May 1, “Mis, Dis, Malinformation”, in Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Washington, D.C., archived from the original on 01 May 2021

   Many parts of the US government, including the FBI, CIA and the Department of Homeland Security, had direct access to the major social media companies and instructed them on what content was permissible, who could use the networks and how their content was to be published. Initially justified as part of ‘the fight against terror’, this was expanded to include threats caused by MDM (mis-, dis- and malinformation). The mission creep of these agencies and the vagueness of the MDM definitions gave the government control of free speech in direct contradiction to the American First Amendment.

   2024 July 14, Dick Stroud, “Language – from beautiful to brutal”, in Goodbye Trust: Incompetence and Conceit – NOT Woke – Are Destroying Our Institutions, Dick Stroud Ventures, →ISBN

   Given the versatility of ChatGPT and other generative AI tools to create content, it is unsurprising that imposters and those that would spread mis-, dis-, and malinformation (MDM) are also looking into using ChatGPT and similar AI models to streamline and enhance the effects of their actions. […] One of the areas for MDM to occur is within the political systems, especially in situations like the US presidential elections. MDM can originate from a variety of sources across digital, social, and traditional media, and new MDM topics emerge continuously.

   2024 August 5, Julie E. Mehan, “Misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation through the use of generative AI”, in Artificial Intelligence: Ethical, Social, and Security Impacts for the Present and the Future, 2nd edition, Ely, Cambridgeshire: IT Governance Publishing, →ISBN, chapter 13 (Ethical challenges of AI 2024 and beyond: The moral imperative of navigating this new terrain), page 349

1. SingaporeAbbreviation of Madam; a polite form of address and title used before a (usually middle-aged) adult or elderly woman's surname, full name or given name if she does not have a family name.

   Mdm Esah has been volunteering since her school days.

   2024 April 1, “Tech-savvy grandma finds her mission helping other seniors stay safe online”, in The Straits Times, Singapore: Singapore Press Holdings Limited, archived from the original on 08 Apr 2024

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   The plaintiff was painted in an unfavourable light in an interlocutory judgment by the High Court of Johore instituted by one Mdm Tara Rajaratnam. The appeal to the Malaysian Federal Court of Civil Appeal was dismissed. However, on appeal to the Privy Council, the plaintiff reached a settlement with Mdm Rajaratnam who withdrew all her allegations of fraud against the plaintiff.

   2001, Sook Yee Tan, Hang Wu Tang, “12. EQUITY, TRUST AND RESTITUTION”, in SAL Annual Review 2001, pages 209–210

   His is also a family of four comprising the father, 36-year-old Mr Marzuki; the mother, 35-year-old Mdm Zaiton; […]

   2007, S. Gopinathan, Viniti Vaish, Yongbing Liu, editors, Language, Capital, Culture: Critical Studies and Education in Singapore, Brill, →ISBN, page 192

   Mdm Margaret Yeo, 77, recalls in English: “The way (the police inspector) spoke was slow and full of authority. I really trusted him.”

   2025 March 20, “‘I really trusted him’: Her sister’s quick thinking saved her from a scammer”, in The Straits Times, Singapore: Singapore Press Holdings Limited, archived from the original on 25 Jul 2025

   Two seasoned teachers, Ms Fong and Mdm Wong, shared their experience of the Builders Project and the progression of restorative practices in their school leading to effective student engagement.

   2025 April 29, Seow-Ling Kek, James Lim, Tyler Sim, Enci Li, Justin Mui, Relationships, Community, and the Restorative School, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN