MV

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MV is an abbreviation used in several contexts.

In geography:

• Martha's Vineyard, an island located south of Cape Cod in Massachusetts
• Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, a German state at the Baltic Sea, often abbreviated MV
• MV, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for the Republic of Maldives

In science and technology:

• mv, a Unix command
• MV, the abbreviation for megavolt, or 1,000,000 volts, a measure of electrical potential
• Mv, the former chemical symbol for Mendelevium
• mV, millivolt: 1/1,000 of a volt, a measure of electrical potential
• mv, abbreviation for momentum in physics
• Mv, Malvidin, an anthocyanidin
• .mv, top level domain country code for the Republic of Maldives
• Materialized view, a database object that contains the results of a query
• Mesovortex, a small scale vortex aloft within atmospheric convection such as squall lines and tropical cyclones
• Minute volume, the volume of air that can be inhaled or exhaled in one minute
• Mitral valve, a valve in the heart connecting the left atrium and left ventricle
• Music video, a production which combines a piece of music and video clips for artistic purposes.

In transportation:

• MV, the IATA code for Armenian International Airways
• MV, the reporting remark for Midland Valley Railroad
• Motor Vessel, a motorized ship; used as a prefix for ship names
• MV Agusta, a motorcycle manufacturer Cascina Costa, Italy

Other uses:

• Millennium Volunteers, a former UK government initiative
• Market value, the price at which an asset would trade in a competitive auction setting
• Museum Victoria, an organization which operates three major state-owned museums in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
• mv is a Unix command that moves one or more files or directories from one place to another.
• MV, Roman numeral expression for 1005
• "Moist Vagina", a song by grunge band Nirvana; often abbreviated MV
• Sir M Visvesvaraya, Indian engineer, and statesman
• Miss Venezuela, beauty pageant for Venezuelan women
• Minnesota Vikings
• Mieterverband, a Swiss tenant organization