< French: midday, south; Old French, equivalent to mi- middle, half (< Latinmedius; see mid1) + di day (< Latindiem, accusative of diēs)
MIDI
[mid-ee] /ˈmɪd i/
noun
1.
Musical Instrument Digital Interface: a standard means of sending digitally encoded information about music between electronic devices, as between synthesizers and computers.
Examples from the web for midi
It then has midi, which basically means that it understands digital information.
British Dictionary definitions for midi
midi
/ˈmɪdɪ/
adjective
1.
(of a skirt, coat, etc) reaching to below the knee or midcalf
(as noun): she wore her new midi
Word Origin
C20: from mid-; on the model of maxi and mini
Midi
/French midi/
noun
1.
the south of France
2.
Canal du Midi, a canal in S France, extending from the River Garonne at Toulouse to the Mediterranean at Sète and providing a link between the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts: built between 1666 and 1681. Length: 181 km (150 miles)
MIDI
/ˈmɪdɪ/
noun
1.
(modifier) a generally accepted specification for the external control of electronic musical instruments: a MIDI synthesizer, a MIDI system
Word Origin
C20: from m(usical) i(nstrument) d(igital) i(nterface)
Word Origin and History for midi
Midi
"southern France," 1883, from French midi "south," literally "midday" (12c.), from mi "middle" (from Latin medius "middle;" see medial (adj.)) + di "day" (from Latin dies; see diurnal). Also cf. meridian.
MIDI
1983, acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface.