Source : WordNet®

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
     n : an engineering university in Cambridge [syn: {MIT}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
     
        (MIT) An independent, coeducational university located in
        Cambridge, MA, USA.  Its best-known computer-related labs are
        the {Artificial Intelligence Lab}, the {Lab for Computer
        Science} and the Media Lab.  It is also known for its {hack}s
        or practical jokes, such as {The Great Dome Police Car Hack
        (http://the-tech.mit.edu/Bulletins/hack.html)}.  Resident
        computer {hacker}s include {Richard Stallman}, {Gerald
        Sussman} and {Tom Knight}.
     
        See also {6.001}.
     
        {(http://web.mit.edu/)}.