(1) (
Maker
Interchange
Format) An alternate file format for a FrameMaker document. A MIF file is ASCII text, which can be created in another program and imported into FrameMaker.
(2) (
Management
Information
File) A DMI file format that describes a hardware or software component used in a PC. It can contain data, code or both. See
DMI.
(3) (
Machine
Interface
Format) A proprietary language for configuring Ascend networking devices. Instead of setting up via menus one option at a time, a MIF file can be created with all the changes and uploaded to the unit.
(4) (
Multiple
Image
Facility) The management of ESCON and FICON mainframe channels so that multiple LPARs (Logical PARtitions) may share it concurrently. See
ESCON,
FICON and
LPAR.