M8 or M-8 or M.08 or ''variant, may refer to:

Computing and electronics

M8 (cipher) In cryptography, M8 is a block cipher designed by Hitachi in 1999. It is a modification of Hitachi's earlier M6 algorithm, designed for greater security and high performance in both hardware and 32-bit software implementations. M8 was registere ...

, an encryption algorithm *

Leica M8 The Leica M8 is the first digital camera in the rangefinder M series introduced by Leica Camera AG on 14 September 2006. It uses an APS-H 10.3-megapixel Kodak KAF-10500 CCD image sensor. As of 15 November 2014, the most recent firmware version is ...

, a digital rangefinder camera *

HTC One (M8) The HTC One (M8) (also marketed as the all-new HTC One) is an Android or Windows smartphone manufactured and marketed by HTC. Following a number of leaks that occurred during the months prior, the device was officially unveiled in a press confer ...

, a smartphone *

Meizu M8 The Meizu M8 is a Windows CE-based 3.4" smartphone. It is often regarded as having a Chinese iPhone-like design and similar to the features and UI: The M8 runs a version of Microsoft Windows CE 6 with a modified GUI, similar to that of the iPh ...

, a smartphone

Places

Messier 8 Messier may refer to: People with the surname *Charles Messier, French astronomer *Éric Messier, former NHL defenseman *George Messier, French inventor *Jean-Marie Messier, former CEO of Vivendi Universal *Marc Messier, Canadian actor from Quebec ...

, also known as M8 or Lagoon Nebula, a giant interstellar cloud *

William L. Whitehurst Field William L. Whitehurst Field is a county-owned, public-use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) southwest of the central business district of Bolivar, a city in Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States. Facilities and aircraft William ...

(FAA airport code M08), Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA

Rail stations

Meijō Kōen Station is a railway station in Kita-ku, Nagoya, Kita-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan This station provides access to Meijō Park. It was opened on . Lines * ** (Station number: M08) Layout Platforms References External links

* ...

(station code M08), Kita, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan *

Senri-Chūō Station is a railway station on the Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway (which links directly into the Osaka Metro Midosuji Line) and Osaka Monorail located in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan. It is the main railway station in , and also called "". Lines *Kita-Osaka Kyu ...

(station code M08), Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan *

Tatsue Station 270px, A view of the station platforms and tracks is a passenger railway station located in the city of Komatsushima, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "M08". Lines Tatsue Station is served b ...

(station code M08), Komatsushima, Tokushima, Japan

Roads

M-8 (Michigan highway) M-8 is a state trunkline highway in the U.S. state of Michigan lying within the cities of Detroit and Highland Park. Much of it is the Davison Freeway, the nation's first urban depressed freeway, which became a connector between the Lodge ( ...

, also known as the Davison Freeway *

M8 (East London) Buffalo City ( East London metropolitan area), like most South African cities, uses Metropolitan or "M" routes for important intra-city routes, a layer below National (N) roads and Regional (R) roads. Each city's M roads are independently number ...

, a Metropolitan Route in East London, South Africa *

M8 (Cape Town) The M8 is a short metropolitan route in Cape Town, South Africa. It connects Milnerton with Edgemead. Route The M8 begins at a junction with the M5 (Koeberg Road) in Milnerton. It heads eastwards, crossing the N7 Highway, to enter Edgeme ...

, a Metropolitan Route in Cape Town, South Africa *

M8 (Johannesburg) The M8 is a short metropolitan route in the City of Johannesburg, South Africa. It starts in Florida Park, Roodepoort and ends in Linden, Randburg to the east. Route The M8 begins as a T-junction with the M18 Ontdekkers Road in Florida Park an ...

, a Metropolitan Route in Johannesburg, South Africa *

M8 (Pretoria) The M8 road is a metropolitan route in the City of Tshwane in Gauteng, South Africa. It connects Capital Park with Mamelodi via Gezina, Villieria and Eersterust. Route The M8 route begins at an interchange with the M1 route (E'skia Mphahlel ...

, a Metropolitan Route in Pretoria, South Africa *

M8 (Durban) Ethekwini (Durban metropolitan area), like most South African metropolitan areas, uses Metropolitan or "M" routes for important intra-city routes, a layer below National (N) roads and Regional (R) roads. Each city's M roads are independently n ...

, a Metropolitan Route in Durban, South Africa *

M8 (Port Elizabeth) Port Elizabeth, like most South African cities, uses Metropolitan or "M" routes for important intra-city routes, a layer below National (N) roads and Regional (R) roads. Each city's M roads are independently numbered. These roads naturally int ...

, a Metropolitan Route in Port Elizabeth, South Africa *

M8 highway (Russia) The Russian route M8 "Kholmogory" (russian: М-8 «Холмогоры») or Yaroslavl highway (russian: Ярославское шоссе), is a major trunk road that links Moscow to the Russian North in general and the sea harbour of Arkhangels ...

, also known as the Kholmogory Highway *

M8 motorway (Hungary) The M8 motorway is a planned Hungarian motorway, which will, upon completion, connect the western part of the country, near the Austrian border to Szolnok in the central part of the country. It will be partially concurrent with the European ro ...

M8 motorway (Ireland) The M8 motorway ( ga, Mótarbhealach M8) is an inter-urban motorway in Ireland, which forms part of the motorway from the capital Dublin to Cork city. The 149 km motorway commences in the townland of Aghaboe, County Laois and runs throug ...

M-8 highway (Montenegro) M-8 highway ( cnr, Magistralni put M-8) (previously known as R-11 regional road) is a Montenegrin roadway. History The R-11 regional road on this route was built in 2010. In January 2016, the Ministry of Transport and Maritime Affairs published ...

M8 motorway (Pakistan) The M-8 ( ur, ) is an east–west motorway in Pakistan, connecting Sukkur- Larkana to Gwadar. The motorway partly currently under-construction, while the 193 kilometer stretch between Gwadar and Hoshab was inaugurated in February 2016. A timelin ...

M8 motorway (Scotland) The M8 is the busiest motorway in Scotland and one of the busiest in the United Kingdom. It connects the country's two largest cities, Glasgow and Edinburgh, and serves other large communities including Airdrie, Coatbridge, Greenock, Living ...

M8 Motorway (Sydney) The M8 Motorway is a motorway in Sydney, Australia. The first and only stage of the M8 open to traffic is the WestConnex M8, previously known as the New M5 during planning and construction. The WestConnex M8 is a tolled motorway that links th ...

in Sydney, Australia *

Highway M08 (Ukraine) Highway M08 is the shortest Ukraine international highway. It serves as a loop route bypassing the city of Uzhhorod on the northern (mountainous) side. It is part of European route E50 and European route E58. It starts at a split of European r ...

Western Freeway (Victoria) The Western Highway is the Victorian part of the principal route linking the Australian cities of Melbourne and Adelaide, with a length of approximately of single carriageway, then of dual carriageway known as the Western Freeway. It is a pa ...

in Australia, designated M8 *

M8 Road (Zambia) The M8 Road is a road in the North-Western Province of Zambia. It connects Mutanda in Solwezi District with Zambezi Town via Mufumbwe, Manyinga & Kabompo. Route The M8 Road begins in Mutanda, Solwezi District (30 kilometres south-south-wes ...

Civilian transportation

Road transport

M8 (New York City bus) The Eighth and Ninth Streets Crosstown is a public transit line in Manhattan, New York City, running mostly along Eighth Street, Ninth Street, Tenth Street, and Christopher Street through the West Village, Greenwich Village, and East Village ...

, a New York City Bus route in Manhattan *

BMW M8 The BMW M8 is the high performance version of the BMW 8 Series (G15) marketed under the BMW M sub-brand. Introduced in June 2019, the M8 was initially produced in the 2-door convertible (F91 model code) and 2-door coupe (F92 model code) body s ...

, a sporty car from BMW 8 Series *

Mercedes-Benz M08 engine The Mercedes-Benz M08 engine is a naturally-aspirated and supercharged, 4.6-liter and 5.0-liter, straight-8 internal combustion engine, engine, designed, developed and produced by Mercedes-Benz; between 1928 and 1940. Overview Typ Nürburg 460 ...

, a straight-8 engine

Rail transport

Paris Métro Line 8 Paris Métro Line 8 ( French: ''Ligne 8 du métro de Paris'') is one of the sixteen lines of the Paris Métro. It connects Balard in the southwestern part of Paris to Pointe du Lac station in the southeastern suburbs, following a parabolic rout ...

, a rapid transit rail line in Paris *

M8 (Istanbul Metro) Line M8, officially referred to as the M8 Bostancı-Parseller line, is a rapid transit line of the Istanbul Metro system, currently under construction in the Asian part of Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinop ...

, a rapid transit rail line in Istanbul, Turkey *

M8 (railcar) The M8 is an electric multiple unit railroad car built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Kawasaki for use on the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line and the CTrail Shore Line East. The fleet of 471 cars first entered service in ...

, a Metro-North Railroad car

Military

* M8 Grenade Launcher, see

M7 grenade launcher The M7 grenade launcher, formally rifle grenade launcher, M7, was a 22 mm grenade, 22 mm rifle grenade launcher attachment for the M1 Garand rifle that saw widespread use throughout World War II and the Korean War. The M7 was a tube-shaped device, ...

Aircraft

Loening M-8 The Loening M-8 was a 1910s American fighter monoplane designed by Grover Loening and built by his Loening Aeronautical Engineering Company. An order of 5000 for the United States Army Air Corps was canceled when the First World War ended. Deve ...

, a 1910s American fighter monoplane *

Miles M.8 Peregrine The Miles M.8 Peregrine was a 1930s British twin-engined light transport monoplane designed by Miles Aircraft Limited. Design and development The M.8 Peregrine was the first twin-engined aircraft developed by Miles Aircraft. It was a low-wing ...

, a 1930s twin-engined light transport monoplane primarily used by the Royal Aircraft Establishment

Land vehicles

M8 Armored Gun System The M8 Armored Gun System (AGS), sometimes known as the Buford, is an American light tank that was intended to replace the M551 Sheridan and TOW missile-armed Humvees in the 82nd Airborne Division and 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment (2nd ACR) of ...

, a US Army light tank cancelled in 1996 *

M8 Greyhound The M8 light armored car is a 6×6 armored car produced by the Ford Motor Company during World War II. It was used from 1943 by United States and British forces in Europe and the Pacific until the end of the war. The vehicle was widely exported ...

, an American armored car used during World War II *

M8 Tractor The M8 High-Speed Tractor was an artillery tractor used by the US Army and Marine Corps from 1950. Construction The M8 is a full-track tractor based on the chassis of the M41 Walker Bulldog light tank. It was used to tow cargo trailers and arti ...

, an artillery tractor used by the US Army *

Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 The 75 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 was a self-propelled howitzer vehicle of the United States in use during World War II. It was developed on the chassis of the M5 Stuart tank and was equipped with a M116 howitzer in an M7 mount. Developme ...

, an American self-propelled howitzer vehicle developed during World War II

Rockets

M8 (rocket) The M8 was a rocket developed and used by the United States military during World War II. Produced in the millions, it was fired from both air- and ground-based launchers; it was replaced by the M16 rocket in 1945. Development The first modern r ...

, an American World War II air-to-surface and surface-to-surface rocket * M-8 rocket, a variant of the

RS-82 rocket RS-82 and RS-132 (Reaktivny Snaryad; Russian: Реактивный Снаряд; rocket-powered projectile) were unguided rockets used by Soviet military during World War II. Development Design work on RS-82 and RS-132 rockets began in the late 19 ...

used by the Soviet Union in World War II

Other uses

* M8, a standard bolt and nut size in the

ISO metric screw thread The ISO metric screw thread is the most commonly used type of general-purpose screw thread worldwide. They were one of the first international standards agreed when the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) was set up in 1947. Th ...

system * M8 Alliance,

World Health Summit The World Health Summit is an international conference that has been held in Berlin every October since 2009. It has developed into one of the world's leading global health conferences. It was held for the first time on the occasion of the 300th an ...

* ''M8'' (magazine), a dance music magazine based in Scotland * M8,

Internet slang Internet slang (also called Internet shorthand, cyber-slang, netspeak, digispeak or chatspeak) is a non-standard or unofficial form of language used by people on the Internet to communicate to one another. An example of Internet slang is "LOL" m ...

for "mate"