What does $M_n(F)$ means

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What does $M_n(F)$ means? I am a new comer to matrix algebra. Please help, thank you. Thank you so much. $F$ stands for vector space guess.

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Without knowing the precise context, one can only guess. But since you write that you are a beginner in matrix algebra, I guess stat $F$ is a field and that $M_n(F)$ denotes the set of $n \times n$ matrices with entries in $F$.