MSR
Backpacking stove maker
MSR is an abbreviation with several common expansions depending on context.
In outdoor gear, it stands for Mountain Safety Research, a manufacturer of camping stoves and equipment.
In computing and business, it often means Microsoft Research.
MSR can also refer to a mortgage servicing right—the contractual right to collect payments on a loan.
Context usually clarifies which meaning applies.
Washington tech hub
- WindowsMicrosoft operating system
- AzureMicrosoft cloud computing service
- OfficeRole of authority
- XboxMicrosoft gaming console
Surface · GitHub · LinkedIn · OneDrive · Outlook · SharePoint · Dynamics · Skype
Main computing chip
- processorComponent that executes instructions
- assemblyConstructing from components
- firmwareHardware's permanent programming
- BIOSBoot-up initialization firmware
kernel · debugging · hardware · register · low-level · architecture · instruction set · overclocking
Research facility, shortened
- innovationCreating something original
- publicationIssued written material
- AISimulated cognitive processing
- machine learningAlgorithms that improve from data
computer science · academic · breakthrough · Cambridge · peer review · prototype · experimental · dissertation
Guarded traveling group
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- checkpointInspection station on route
- securityProtection from threat
theater · deployment · operational · tactical · supply line · military police
Finding and saving people
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- avalancheRapid mountain snow collapse
lost hiker · first responders · extraction · locator beacon · trauma · evacuation · mountain rescue · survival
Redmond
Washington tech hub
Xbox · Surface · GitHub · LinkedIn · OneDrive · Outlook · SharePoint · Dynamics · Skype · Cortana
CPU
Main computing chip
- processorComponent that executes instructions
- assemblyConstructing from components
- firmwareHardware's permanent programming
BIOS · kernel · debugging · hardware · register · low-level · architecture · instruction set · overclocking
lab
Research facility, shortened
- innovationCreating something original
- publicationIssued written material
- AISimulated cognitive processing
machine learning · computer science · academic · breakthrough · Cambridge · peer review · prototype · experimental · dissertation · empirical
convoy
Guarded traveling group
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- checkpointInspection station on route
security · theater · deployment · operational · tactical · supply line · military police
search and rescue
Finding and saving people
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
avalanche · lost hiker · first responders · extraction · locator beacon · trauma · evacuation · mountain rescue · survival · distress signal
- reactorsfission reactor, reactor, fusion reactor, breeder reactor, bioreactor
- camp stovescamp stove, backpacking stove, Coleman stove, propane stove, butane stove
- CPU ExtensionsSSE, BMI, TBM, SHA
MSRColeman
Outdoor equipment brand
open fire · campfire cooking · wood-burning stove · alcohol stove · propane grill