English Explanatory Dictionary

MAU

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Initialism of media/multiple attachment unit: a connectivity device for a token ring network.
  2. Initialism of monthly active user: a measurement of customer engagement, typically with an online service.
noun
  1. A kind of short-haired domestic cat.
name
  1. A city and district of Azamgarh division, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Word forms

MAU MAUs

Etymology

From mȧu, the rendering of Egyptian mjw (“cat”) in Karl Richard Lepsius’s 19th-century transcription system.

Derived words

Arabian Mau Egyptian Mau
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