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Minimum Breaking Load (MBL)

The minimum load at which point an lifting arrangement will fail or yield.

MPa

SI measurement of force in Mega Pascals (1000 Pa or 1000N/m2). 1MPa = 0.145 ksi

Mutually-exclusive

Said of a multi-user operating system in which a safety feature prevents the same axis from being accessed by more than one control desk at a time.