mic

adj

1. Initialism of made in China.

   “The findings indicate that apart from cost, the rising consumption of MIC products is anchored on product and service innovations such as product warranty and free after-sales services.”

name

1. Abbreviation of Michoacán: a state of Mexico.
2. Initialism of Microsoft Innovation Center.
3. Initialism of Message Integrity Check, a strong encryption technology that is employed to prevent an attacker from capturing data packets, altering them and resending them.
4. Initialism of Malaysian Indian Congress, a political party for Malaysian Indians.

noun

Etymology: Clipping of microfarad.

1. A microfarad.

verb

Etymology: Clipping of microphone. Attested since 1961.

1. Alternative form of mike.

   “If we add the drum kit, we'll have to mic the orchestra.”

   “At 11:00 am, Doug mics up with me on the radio, and I advise him to go back to camp to get a quad, that we have a monster down.”