MSI

M3S1I1

proper noun

The Italian Social Movement.

CommonScrabble 5

Meanings

MSI1

nounMSI (plural MSIs)

plural MSIs

  1. abbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of medium scale integration.
  2. abbreviationinitialismWindowsInitialism of Microsoft installer.
  3. USabbreviationinitialismeducationInitialism 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
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    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 28, “Winning the Future IMPROVING EDUCATION FOR THE LATINO COMMUNITY”, in CNN en Español, archived from the original on 12 Dec 2024, page 11
  4. abbreviationinitialismInitialism 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. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of Micro-Star International.

MSI2

proper noun
  1. historicalItalian politicsThe 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

Msi3

noun
  1. abbreviationmaterials scienceAbbreviation of megapound per square inch.

Origin

  1. ItalianMSI“Movimento Sociale Italiano”
  2. EnglishMSI

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

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APA

MSI. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MSI

MLA

“MSI.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MSI. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “MSI,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MSI.

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