A professor with the highest academic title at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

plural of institute professor

The process of building institutions (all senses).

Synonym of technological university

An organization (typically a non-profit think tank) that conducts original research on issues, makes governmental policy recommendations based on its findings, and disseminates its work to the appropriate audiences.

plural of acquiring financial institution

A private university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

(finance) An institution that contracts with the bank and the merchant to enable credit card transactions. The acquirer deposits the credit card totals and debits the end-of-month processing fees from the merchants' accounts.