Etymology: MID(1) after MINI
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\\ˈmidē\ noun (-s) : a dress, skirt, or coat that usually extends to the mid-calf — called also respectively midi dress midi skirt midi coat
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/mid"ee/, n.
1. a skirt, dress, or coat, of mid-calf length.
adj.
2. of the length of a midiskirt.
[extracted from MIDISKIRT]
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abbrev
Musical Instrument Digital Interface, a standard protocol for communication between computers and musical instruments
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musical instrument digital interface: a method of connecting a computer to an electronic musical instrument
Thesaurus: computer equipment and partshyponym
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['midē]n. [usu. as adj.] a widely used standard for interconnecting electronic musical instruments and computers
a MIDI controller
Origin:
1980s: acronym from musical instrument digital interface
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a connection or program that connects electronic musical instruments and computers
Word Origin:
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midi2see midi-.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.