The MultiMediaCard (MMC) is a memory card standard used for solid-state storage.
The term ex-ante (sometimes written ex ante or exante) is a phrase meaning before the event. Ex-ante is used most commonly in the commercial world, where results of a particular action, or series of actions, are forecast in advance (or intended). The opposite of ex-ante is ex-post (actual) (or ex post). Examples: 1  In the financial world, the ex-ante return is the expected return of an investment portfolio. 2  In the recruitment industry, ex-ante is often used when forecasting resource requirements on large future projects.
Related to ex post facto: Ex post facto law. adj. Latin for after the fact, which refers to laws adopted after an act is committed making it illegal although it was legal when done, or increases the penalty for a crime after it is committed. Such laws are specifically prohibited by the U. S. Constitution, Article I, Section 9.