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microlobia

A disease that slightly alters the skin underneath the pilly
oh broother this guy has an epic case of microlobia
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Microsoft Agent

The technology used for BonziBUDDY and MaxALERT. Made by Bill Gates.
BonziBUDDY uses Microsoft Agent technology.
Microsoft Agent is a fun way to make characters come to life with technology.
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microtonality

The use of musical pitches outside of 12 tone equal temperament (these are called microtones).
While microtones technically refer to intervals smaller than a half step (a standard note in 12TET), they can also commonly refer to intervals greater than 100 cents, such as 150.

A better word for microtonality is xenharmony (microtonal -> xenharmonic).

When talking about microtonality, changing the base tuning (A = 440hz) is not commonly considered microtonal, as the intervals between all of the notes remains the same.
Also, the use of just intonation is not always considered microtonal either.

Microtonality is most commonly utilized by changing the amount of notes per octave to be greater or less than 12.
It is also common to use a "subset" of a tuning with many notes, like 53TET, because it is hard for humans to hear small differences in pitch.

12TET = The most common musical tuning on the planet. Commonly called "western" tuning. It utilizes only 12 notes per octave. (that's all the notes on a piano.)
TET = Tone equal temperament. It refers to how many equal notes are per octave of a tuning.
EDO = Equal divisions of the octave. The exact same thing as TET.
Octave = The same musical pitch, but doubled in frequency. We perceive this as the same note, just "higher" or "lower."
1: Did you see Sevish's new album yesterday? (it uses a lot of microtonality)
2: Who is Sevish?
1: Only one of the best microtonal musicians of all time! He's up their with Xotla and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard.
2: Wow! I should go listen to some of their music!
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microsoft

person 1: i work at microsoft
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Micronority

A classified subset of people, usually nested within a pre-existing minority group ad infinitum, or made of intersections of minority classifications. Often found to parasitize or symbiotically coexist within a larger minority group in service to their own smaller group goals, delegation of resources, management of attention, self-identification, and core niché issues. Fractal patterns define the term visually.
"Jane and I are African Americans in the USA, so we are minorities. However, Jane is also non-binary and disabled, making her also a 'micronority' with her own smaller subset of valid needs and issues."
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Micropoliphobia

The irrational fear of towns with fewer than 50 buildings.
After driving through a nearly deserted village on her last trip, Lily realized her micropoliphobia was worse than she thought.
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Microsoft Compatibility Telemetry

A buggy process that opens 4 times a day on windows 10/11 and takes up all your RAM and CPU usage.
"why the hell is my computer acting so buggy?"
opens task manager
''Microsoft Compatibility Telemetry taking up 40 decillion gigs of ram please throw out computer and give us more money right now or we'll kill you.
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