- major type
- A GUID value that describes the overall class of media data for a data stream.
- merit
- A value that controls the order in which the filter graph manager tries to connect filters.
- media sample protocol
- A protocol that defines the way that media samples are allocated and passed between filters.
- media time
- A term used to refer to positions within a seekable medium. Media time can be expressed in a variety of units, and indicates a position within the data in the file.
- medium
- A medium identifies a hardware data path between devices on the host system. The path may be between two devices on the same internal card, for example between a crossbar and a tuner on a TV card, or it may be between two separate cards or external devices. When connecting pins on kernel-mode filters based on the Windows® Driver Model, mediums are used instead of media types when the connection is based on a particular data path provided in the hardware.
- monotonic
- Describes a sequence that never increases or never decreases. In a monotonically increasing sequence, each element is equal to or larger than the previous element. In a monotonically decreasing sequence, each element is equal to or less than the previous element.
- multiplexer (MUX)
- A filter that combines multiple input streams into one output stream.