"MSU" meaning in English

See MSU in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} MSU
  1. Initialism of Michigan State University. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Michigan State University
    Sense id: en-MSU-en-name-YlOP-exi Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks
  2. (Philippines) Initialism of Mindanao State University. Tags: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Mindanao State University
    Sense id: en-MSU-en-name-8JncesHK Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, Philippine English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Universities Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 68 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 79 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 81 14 Disambiguation of Universities: 33 65 2

Noun

Forms: MSUs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} MSU (plural MSUs)
  1. (software, Windows) Initialism of Microsoft Update. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Microsoft Update Related terms (MS Update): MS, MSI Coordinate_terms (MS Update): CAB, DMF
    Sense id: en-MSU-en-noun-JReHMSVZ Categories (other): Software, Microsoft Disambiguation of Microsoft: 5 9 86 Topics: Windows, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software

Inflected forms

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