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Short for Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, a certification given by Microsoft that indicates the recipient has gone through a specific training course and is knowledgeable in Microsoft systems, including the design of infrastructures, installing, configuring and administering Microsoft systems and migrating those systems to later services.

MCSE is a widely recognized certification. According to the company, the certification is appropriate for systems engineers, technical support engineers, systems analysts, network analysts and technical consultants.