M2, M-2, M.2 or M02 may refer to:

Entertainment

* ''M²'' (album), a 2001 album by jazz musician Marcus Miller * ''m²'' (artist), an ambient project of Mathis Mootz * M2 (TV channel), a Hungarian TV channel *

M2 (Ukraine) M2 — is a Ukrainian music television channel. M2 belongs to media holding Starlight Media, which also comprises channels ICTV, STB, Novyi Kanal Novyi Kanal (Ukrainian: Новий Канал) is a Ukrainian television channel. The channel i ...

, a Ukrainian music television channel * M2, a South Korean music television channel

Computing

M.2 M.2, pronounced ''m dot two'' and formerly known as the Next Generation Form Factor (NGFF), is a specification for internally mounted computer expansion cards and associated connectors. M.2 replaces the mSATA standard, which uses the PCI Ex ...

, a specification for internally mounted expansion cards * Apple M2, a central processing unit in the Apple M series *

Socket M2 The Socket AM2, renamed from Socket M2 (to prevent using the same name as Cyrix MII processors), is a CPU socket designed by AMD for desktop processors, including the performance, mainstream and value segments. It was released on May 23, 2006, as ...

, a CPU socket * Memory Stick Micro, a removable flash memory card format *

Fast Universal Digital Computer M-2 The M-2 () was a computer developed at the Laboratory of Electrical Systems in the Institute of Energy of the USSR Academy of Sciences The Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union was the highest scientific institution of the Soviet Union from 1 ...

, an early Russian digital computer (1957) *

Opera Mail Opera Mail (formerly known as M2) is the email and news client developed by Opera Software. It was an integrated component within the Opera web browser from version 2 through 12. With the release of Opera 15 in 2013, Opera Mail became a separate p ...

, formerly known as M2 *

Modula-2 Modula-2 is a structured, procedural programming language developed between 1977 and 1985/8 by Niklaus Wirth at ETH Zurich. It was created as the language for the operating system and application software of the Lilith personal workstation. It w ...

, a computer programming language *

Macaulay2 Macaulay2 is a free computer algebra system created by Daniel Grayson (from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign) and Michael Stillman (from Cornell University) for computation in commutative algebra and algebraic geometry. Overvi ...

, a free computer algebra system *

M2 (game developer) is a Japanese video game developer and video game publisher, publisher, best known for handling emulation of re-released games, such as some Sega Ages titles, Virtual Console titles for Nintendo systems, the 3D Classics series for the Nintendo ...

Military

Vehicles

M2 (missile) The M2 MSBS was the second French submarine-launched ballistic missile. In French, MSBS is the abbreviation for ''Mer-Sol Balistique Stratégique'', or Sea-Ground Strategic Ballistic Missile. It has two stages. It was deployed on the ''Redoutab ...

, a French submarine-launched ballistic missile *

M2 Bradley The M2 Bradley, or Bradley IFV, is an American infantry fighting vehicle that is a member of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle family. It is manufactured by BAE Systems Land & Armaments, which was formerly United Defense. The Bradley is designed ...

, an armored fighting vehicle *

M2 half-track car The M2 half-track car is an armored half-track produced by the United States during World War II. Its design drew upon half-tracks imported from France in the 1930s, employing standard components supplied by U.S. truck manufacturers to speed pr ...

* M2 light tank * M2 medium tank * (M2), a WWI British Royal Navy monitor * , a 1919 submarine * , a Swedish Navy mine sweeper * , a Swedish Royal Navy mine layer * Miles M.2 Hawk, a 1930s British two-seat light monoplane *

M2 High Speed Tractor The M2 High-Speed Tractor (or colloquially M2 Cletrac) was an aircraft tug used by the United States Army Air Forces from 1942. Construction The M2 is a fully tracked vehicle designed to tow aircraft on primitive airfields. It was equipped with a ...

, M2 High Speed Tractor aircraft tug

Weapons

* M2 Ball, ammunition *

M2 Browning The M2 machine gun or Browning .50 caliber machine gun (informally, "Ma Deuce") is a heavy machine gun that was designed towards the end of World War I by John Browning. Its design is similar to Browning's earlier M1919 Browning machine gun, w ...

, a heavy machine gun in use since the 1920s *

M2 carbine The M1 carbine (formally the United States Carbine, Caliber .30, M1) is a lightweight semi-automatic carbine that was a standard firearm for the U.S. military during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The M1 carbine was produced ...

, a select-fire carbine *

M2 flamethrower The M2 flamethrower was an American, man-portable, backpack flamethrower that was used in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The M2 was the successor to the M1 and M1A1 flamethrowers. Although its burn time was around 7 seconds lo ...

M2 Hyde The Hyde-Inland M2 was a United States submachine gun design submitted for trials at Aberdeen Proving Ground in February 1941. Work was undertaken by General Motors Inland Manufacturing Division to develop workable prototypes of George Hyde's de ...

, submachine gun *

M2 mine The M2 is a United States bounding anti-personnel mine used during World War II. A number of variants of the mine were produced and although the mine is no longer in US service, it can be found in Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Korea, Laos, Oman, Rwanda, ...

, a World War II land mine *

M2 mortar The M2 Mortar is a 60 millimeter smoothbore, muzzle-loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon used by U.S. forces in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War for light infantry support. Description The U.S. M2 60 mm mortar was licensed f ...

, a 60 mm infantry mortar *

M2 tripod The M2 Tripod is a U.S. machine gun tripod originally used with the Browning M1919 infantry machine gun. Since then, it has seen several redesigns, but remained largely the same. In this fashion, the M2 tripod has seen combat service in every con ...

, a weapon mount * Mauser M2, semi-automatic handgun * M2 Aiming Circle, an optical survey device to measure deflection angles and elevation off a predefined

azimuth An azimuth (; from ar, اَلسُّمُوت, as-sumūt, the directions) is an angular measurement in a spherical coordinate system. More specifically, it is the horizontal angle from a cardinal direction, most commonly north. Mathematicall ...

* M2 compass ( Brunton compass), used for mortars and field artillery; uses 6400 mils as opposed to 360 degrees * M2 howitzer, the WW2 designation for the

M101 howitzer The M101A1 (previously designated M2A1) howitzer is an artillery piece developed and used by the United States. It was the standard U.S. light field howitzer in World War II and saw action in both the European and Pacific theaters and during the ...

* M2/M4

Selectable Lightweight Attack Munition Selectable Lightweight Attack Munition or (M2/M3/M4 SLAM) is a small United States multi-purpose landmine produced by ATK Precision Fuze Company in Janesville, Wisconsin from 1992 to 2002. It has a passive infrared sensor, and a magnetic influenc ...

(SLAM), a land mine *

Anti-Aircraft Target Rocket M2 The Anti-Aircraft Target Rocket M2 was a rocket developed and used by the United States Army during World War II. It was designed to serve as a training target for anti-aircraft guns, capable of simulating attacks by low-flying aircraft.Ordway and ...

, a World War II training rocket

Transport

Bus routes

M2 (New York City bus) The M1, M2, M3, and M4 are four local bus routes that operate the Fifth and Madison Avenues Lines – along one-way pair of Madison and Fifth Avenues in the Manhattan borough of New York City. Though the routes also run along other major av ...

, a New York City Bus route in Manhattan * Route M-2 (MTA Maryland), a bus route in Baltimore, Maryland and its suburbs

Metro lines

M2 (Copenhagen) M2 is a line of the Copenhagen Metro, colored yellow on the map. It runs from Vanløse to Lufthavnen through the center of Copenhagen, sharing track with the M1 from Vanløse to Christianshavn. The line was built along with M1 as part of the red ...

, a line of the Copenhagen Metro, colored yellow on the map *

M2 (Istanbul Metro) The M2, officially referred to as the M2 Yenikapı–Hacıosman metro line ( tr, M2 Yenikapı–Hacıosman metro hattı), is a rapid transit line of the Istanbul Metro. It is colored light green on the maps and route signs. The M2 operates between ...

, a metro line in Turkey * M2 (Lausanne), part of the Lausanne Metro in Switzerland *

Paris Métro Line 2 Paris Métro Line 2 (French: ''Ligne 2 du métro de Paris'') is one of the sixteen lines of the Paris Métro. Situated almost entirely above the former customs barrier around the capital (''Boulevards extérieurs''), it runs in a semicircle in t ...

, part of the Paris Metro in France *

Bucharest Metro Line M2 M2 () is one of the five lines of metro of the Bucharest Metro. The M2 Line runs from Pipera to Berceni, thus linking the north to the south of the city. The line is the busiest on the system, passing through a multitude of neighbourhoods, and a ...

, part of the Bucharest Metro, Romania *

Line 2 (Budapest Metro) Line 2 (officially: East-West Line, Metro 2 or M2, and unofficially: Red Line) is the second line of the Budapest Metro. The line runs east from Déli pályaudvar in north-central Buda under the Danube to the city center, from where it continu ...

, the second line of Budapest Metro, Hungary * Line M2 (

Warsaw Metro The Warsaw Metro ( pl, Metro Warszawskie) is a rapid transit underground system serving the Polish capital Warsaw. It currently consists of two lines, the north-south Line M1 which links central Warsaw with its densely populated northern and sout ...

), the second line of Warsaw Metro, Poland *

Line M2 - Milan Subway (Metropolitana di Milano) Line most often refers to: * Line (geometry), object with zero thickness and curvature that stretches to infinity * Telephone line, a single-user circuit on a telephone communication system Line, lines, The Line, or LINE may also refer to: Arts ...

Roads

* List of M2 roads *

M2 (Brisbane) The (M2) in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, is a major motorway route and southern bypass of Brisbane. It connects the Warrego Highway (A2) at Brassall to the (M1) at Eight Mile Plains via the following corridors: * (M2) Northern Ipswich By ...

, Australia *

M2 (Johannesburg) The M2 is a major highway and metropolitan route in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is named the ''Francois Oberholzer Freeway''. It runs just to the south of the Johannesburg Central Business District eastwards where it connects with the N3 ( ...

, a Metropolitan Route in Johannesburg, South Africa *

M2 (Pretoria) The M2 road is a metropolitan route in the City of Tshwane in Gauteng, South Africa. It connects the N1 and N4 highways at the Proefplaas Interchange with Proclamation Hill via Hatfield, Pretoria CBD and Pretoria West. Route The M2 starts a ...

, a Metropolitan Route in Pretoria, South Africa *

M2 (Sydney) The M2 is a route number, route in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, that links Sydney suburbs from Artarmon, New South Wales, Artarmon in the south-east to Bella Vista, New South Wales, Bella Vista in the north-west. The route consists of t ...

, Australia *

M2 motorway (Great Britain) The M2 is a motorway in Kent, England. It is long and acts as a bypass of the section of the A2 road to run past the Medway Towns, Sittingbourne, Faversham, and to provide an alternative route to the Port of Dover, supplementing the M20. It f ...

Vehicles

M2 (railcar) The M2, M4 and M6 were three similar series of electric multiple unit rail cars produced by the Budd Company (M2), Tokyu Car Corporation (M4), and Morrison-Knudsen (M6) for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and the Connecticut Depar ...

, a Metro-North Railroad railcar *

BMW M2 The BMW M2 is a high-performance version of the BMW 2 Series automobile developed by BMW's motorsport division, BMW M GmbH. As the 2 Series replaced the 1 Series coupé and convertible models, the first generation M2 was marketed as the most ...

, a variant of the BMW 2 Series * Freightliner ''M2'', a cubetruck and chassis variants

Science

M2 protein The Matrix-2 (M2) protein is a proton-selective viroporin, integral in the viral envelope of the influenza A virus. The channel itself is a homotetramer (consists of four identical M2 units), where the units are helices stabilized by two disulfi ...

, an ion channel in the cell membrane of the influenza A virus * ATC code M02, ''Topical products for joint and muscular pain'', a subgroup of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System *

British NVC community M2 __NOTOC__ NVC community M2 (''Sphagnum cuspidatum''/''recurvum'' bog pool community) is one of the Mires in the British National Vegetation Classification system, mire Terminology used in connection with the British National Vegetation Classificati ...

, a mire biological community in the United Kingdom * Messier 2, a globular cluster in the constellation Aquarius * Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M₂, a muscarinic receptor for acetylcholine found mainly in the heart * M2 or M₂, the

principal lunar semi-diurnal constituent Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravity, gravitational forces exerted by the Moon (and to a much lesser extent, the Sun) and are also caused by the Earth and Moon orbiting one another. Tide t ...

of tides on Earth * M2, a form of

high speed steel High-speed steel (HSS or HS) is a subset of tool steels, commonly used as cutting tool material. It is often used in power-saw blades and drill bits. It is superior to the older high-carbon steel tools used extensively through the 1940s in tha ...

in the tungsten-molybdenum series *

M2 macrophage Macrophages (abbreviated as M φ, MΦ or MP) ( el, large eaters, from Greek ''μακρός'' (') = large, ''φαγεῖν'' (') = to eat) are a type of white blood cell of the immune system that engulfs and digests pathogens, such as cancer cel ...

, a phenotype of macrophage *

M2 (economics) In macroeconomics, the money supply (or money stock) refers to the total volume of currency held by the public at a particular point in time. There are several ways to define "money", but standard measures usually include currency in circula ...

, a measure of the money supply

Other

M2 (Mazda) was an automobile manufacturer and subsidiary of the Mazda Motor Corporation. The company has existed from 1991 to 1995 and was also known under its nickname ''Mazda Two''. M2 was responsible for the development and the production of vehicle pa ...

, a marketing approach by Mazda *

M2 Group M2 Group Ltd was an Australian retailer and wholesaler of telecommunications services as well as power, gas and insurance products. On 5 February 2016, M2 Group Ltd merged into Vocus Communications. History Established in 1999, M2 Group Ltd ( ...

, an Australian seller of telecommunications services, power, gas, and insurance products *

M-2 visa The M-2 visa is a type of visa reserved for the spouse or child of an M-1 student. An M-2 spouse may not work or engage in full-time schooling unless it is recreational. An M-2 child may engage in full-time schooling at the primary or seconda ...

, a type of United States visa for the dependents of an individual with an M-1 visa * Leica M2, a 35 mm rangefinder camera introduced in 1957 *

Panasonic M2 The Panasonic M2 is a video game console platform developed by 3DO and then sold to Matsushita, a company known outside Japan by the brand Panasonic. Initially announced as a peripheral chip for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, it was later un ...

, a video game console design * m² or

square metre The square metre ( international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures) or square meter (American spelling) is the unit of area in the International System of Units (SI) with symbol m2. It is the area of a square w ...

, a unit of area * M2, one of 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 ...

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