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.
It is similar to Make but is implemented using the Java language, requires the Java platform, and is best suited to building Java projects. The most immediately noticeable difference between Ant and Make is that Ant uses XML to describe the build process and its dependencies, whereas Make uses Makefile format. By default the XML file is named build.xml. Ant is an Apache project. It is open source software, and is released under the Apache License.