skip to content
Study at Cambridge
About the University
Research at Cambridge
Search site
Home
Study at Cambridge
Undergraduate
Courses
Applying
Events and open days
Fees and finance
Student blogs and videos
Postgraduate
Why Cambridge
Course directory
How to apply
Fees
Funding
Frequently asked questions
International students
Continuing education
Executive and professional education
Courses in education
About the University
How the University and Colleges work
History
Visiting the University
Term dates and calendars
Map
For media
Video and audio
Find an expert
Publications
International Cambridge
News
Events
Public engagement
Jobs
Giving to Cambridge
Research at Cambridge
For staff
For current students
For alumni
For business
Colleges & departments
Libraries & facilities
Museums & collections
Email & phone search
Home
Glossary of Cambridge-related terminology
Cambridge University Library
Home
Using the Library
Using the Library overview
Your library membership
Your library membership overview
Online resources and services
Zero contact services
Zero contact services overview
Visit the University Library
Visit the University Library overview
Faculty and Department Libraries
Library Service Updates
Accessibility and disabled library users
Accessibility and disabled library users overview
Research
Research overview
University Library Research Institute
University Library Research Institute overview
Digital Preservation
Digital Preservation overview
Digital Humanities
Digital Humanities overview
Futurelib Innovation Programme
Futurelib Innovation Programme overview
Teaching and Learning
Teaching and Learning overview
Information Literacy Teaching at Cambridge
What's On
What's On overview
Exhibitions
Exhibitions overview
Events
Events overview
The Really Popular Book Club
Friends Events
Annual Lectures
Annual Lectures overview
Google Arts and Culture
Search and Find
Search and Find overview
LibGuides - Subject guides
eResources
eResources overview
iDiscover
ArchiveSearch
Reference Management
Reference Management overview
Physical catalogues
Physical catalogues overview
Collaborative catalogues
Collections
Collections overview
Physical Collections
Online Collections
Special Collections
Special Collections overview
All collections & departments
All collections & departments overview
Journals Co-ordination Scheme
Journals Co-ordination Scheme overview
Recommend an item for our collection
Recommend an item for our collection overview
The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project
Exhibitions
Exhibitions overview
About
About overview
Governance
Governance overview
History of the Library
History of the Library overview
Diversifying Collections and Practices
Diversifying Collections and Practices overview
Statement on the University’s Historical Involvement with Tobias Rustat
Prizes and Fellowships
Prizes and Fellowships overview
Library Storage Facility
Press and media
Giving
Giving overview
Friends of the Library
Friends of the Library overview
Make a Donation
Philanthropy
Contact
Glossary of Cambridge-related terminology
Cambridge University Library
Using the Library
Research
Teaching and Learning
What's On
Search and Find
Collections
About
Giving
Contact
Search for a term
A
|
B
|
C
|
D
|
E
|
F
|
G
|
H
|
I
|
J
|
K
|
L
|
M
|
N
|
O
|
P
|
Q
|
R
|
S
|
T
|
U
|
V
|
W
|
Y
M
M.B.
M.B.A.
M.Ed.
M.Eng
M.Sci.
M.St.
MA
MA status
Maces
Magister/Magistra
Magna Congregatio
Manciple
Mandate degrees
Marshal
Marshall Library
Martin Centre for Architectural and Urban Studies
Master
Matriculation
Maxwell
May Balls
May Races
May Week
Mays
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
MCR
Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis
Member
Mere’s Commemoration
Michaelmas Term
MISD
Mistress
MML
Moderator
Modulus
Molteno Institute of [Biology and] Parasitology
Mond
Moral sciences
Mortmain
Motor Proctor
Motto
MRAO
MRC
MRRC
MST
MusB
Return to glossary
