M8

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

M8 or M-8 may refer to:

In engineering:

• a standard bolt and nut size in the metric system. See ISO metric screw thread.

In entertainment:

• M8 (magazine), a dance music magazine based in Scotland
• Media 8 Entertainment (M8 Entertainment), a film company

In electronics:

• Leica M8, a digital Leica rangefinder camera
• M8 miniOne, a smartphone designed by Meizu similar to the iPhone

In science:

• Messier 8 (M8), a nebula also referred to as the Lagoon Nebula

In transportation:

• M8 motorway, a motorway in Scotland
• Russian route M8 is another name for the Kholmogory Highway in Russia
• M8, a section of the N8 road connecting Dublin and Cork in Ireland
• M-8 (Michigan highway) a state highway in Detroit also known as the Davison Freeway
• M8 (railcar), a new railcar being designed for the Metro-North Railroad in New York
• Western Freeway in Victoria, Australia, designated "M8"

In firearms and military equipment:

• M8, an alternate designation for the XM8 rifle, a lightweight assault rifle
• M-8 rocket, a variant of the RS-82 rocket used by the Soviet Union in World War II
• M8 Greyhound, an American armored car used during World War II
• M8-AGS, US Army light tank cancelled in 1996

In slang:

• M8, internet slang for "mate"

In computers:

• M8 (cipher), an encryption algorithm