Definitions beginning with U

upset - permalink - collapse

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when a higher-seeded (better) team loses to a lower-seeded (inferior) one.
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Browse Related Terms: Dream Team, franchise, franchise player, National Basketball Association, National Collegiate Athletic Association

Upslope Flow - permalink - collapse

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Same as Orographic Lifting; air that flows toward higher terrain, and hence is forced to rise. The added lift often results in widespread low cloudiness and stratiform precipitation if the air is stable, or an increased chance of thunderstorm development if the air is unstable.
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Browse Related Terms: Isentropic Lift, LFT, LIVV, Orographic Lifting, Orographic Uplift, UPSLP

1. The stretch of DNA lying in the 5' direction from the site being considered. Where the reference point is the initiation of transcription, the first transcribed base is designated +1 and upstream nucleotides are marked with minus signs, e.g. -1, -10; 2. In chemical engineering, those phases of a manufacturing process that precede the biotransformation step. Refers to the preparation of raw materials for a fermentation process. Also called upstream processing.
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The region extending in a 5' direction from a gene.
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Browse Related Terms: Downstream, methylation, Poly(A) polymerase, poly-(A) tail, polyadenylation, terminal transferase

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Towards the source of flow, or located in the area from which the flow is coming.
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Browse Related Terms: Headward Erosion, Pitot Tube, UPSTRM

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The direction opposite the data flow. 2. With respect to the flow of data in a communications path: at a specified point, the direction toward which data are received earlier than at the specified point.
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Browse Related Terms: Downstream, path clearance, path profile, propagation path obstruction, Survey

Upstream blanket - permalink - collapse

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An impervious blanket placed on the reservoir floor and abutments upstream of a dam. For an embankment dam, the blanket may be connected to the impermeable element or core.
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Browse Related Terms: Boring, Core drill, Core (impervious core or impervious zone), Impervious core., Impervious zone., Shell, Shoulder (shell)

Upstream face - permalink - collapse

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The inclined surface of the dam that is in contact with the reservoir. See face.
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Browse Related Terms: Axis of dam (concrete), Downstream face, Fish ladder (fishway), groin, Headwater, Setup, Toe (toe of dam)

upstream processing - permalink - collapse

All > Science > Biotechnology and Genetics > Food Biotechnology

See: upstream (2).
UN Food and Agriculture Organization - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: CAT box, Hogness box, MADS box, nod box, Pribnow box, TATA box

Upstream Slope - permalink - collapse

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The part of the dam which is in contact with the reservoir water. On earthen dams, this slope must be protected from the erosive action of waves by rock riprap or concrete.
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Browse Related Terms: Backwater Curve, Backwater Effect, Breach, Control Points, Dam, Dam failure, DAMBRK, Downstream Slope, Emergency Action Plan, Face, Forebay, GATE, Jokulhlaup, Phiezometer, Tailwater Height, Toe of Dam

UPSTRM - permalink - collapse

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Upstream
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Browse Related Terms: Headward Erosion, Pitot Tube, Upstream

UPT - permalink - collapse

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See Universal Personal Telecommunications service.
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Browse Related Terms: charging reference location, personal mobility controller, personal registration, universal personal telecommunications number, UPT access code, UPT database, UPT environment, UPT indicator, UPT routing address, UPT service profile, UPT service profile management, UPT subscriber, UPT user, UPT user group

UPT access code - permalink - collapse

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In universal personal telecommunications service, the code that UPT users may need to dial, when using some terminals and networks, to enter the UPT environment before executing any UPT procedures.
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Browse Related Terms: charging reference location, personal mobility controller, personal registration, universal personal telecommunications number, UPT, UPT database, UPT environment, UPT indicator, UPT routing address, UPT service profile, UPT service profile management, UPT subscriber, UPT user, UPT user group

UPT access number (UPTAN) - permalink - collapse

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A number dialed by a UPT user to contact the service provider when using certain terminals and networks. In order to achieve its purpose, the UPTAN must contain information that can be used (a) to route the call to the user's service provider and (b) to specify the service profile. The UPTAN should be an E. 164 number. [After T1.Rpt41-1995]
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Browse Related Terms: abbreviated dialing, class of service, dial back, dial through, dial-up, dialed digits, direct dialing service, direct distance dialing (DDD), direct inward dialing (DID), network inward dialing (NID), originating line-side access, second dialtone

UPT database - permalink - collapse

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In universal personal telecommunications service, a repository for information, such as a service profile, that is related to a set of UPT customers and UPT users.
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Browse Related Terms: charging reference location, personal mobility controller, personal registration, universal personal telecommunications number, UPT, UPT access code, UPT environment, UPT indicator, UPT routing address, UPT service profile, UPT service profile management, UPT subscriber, UPT user, UPT user group

UPT environment - permalink - collapse

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In universal personal telecommunications service, the environment within which the UPT service facilities are offered, consisting of combinations of networks and UPT service control facilities that, when combined, enable UPT users to make use of telecommunication services offered by these networks. Note: To the UPT user, the UPT environment appears as a single global network that provides personal mobility. However, when utilizing telecommunication services, the UPT network user may be limited by restrictions imposed by the network, by the capabilities of the terminal and network used, or by regulatory requirements.
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Browse Related Terms: charging reference location, personal mobility controller, personal registration, universal personal telecommunications number, UPT, UPT access code, UPT database, UPT indicator, UPT routing address, UPT service profile, UPT service profile management, UPT subscriber, UPT user, UPT user group

Uptick - permalink - collapse

All > Business > Finance > Personal Finance

An uptick is the smallest possible incremental increase in a security's price, which, for stocks, is one cent. So when there's an uptick in a stock selling at $20.25 cents, the new price is $20.26 cents.

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Browse Related Terms: Downtick, Moving average, Net change, Tick

uptime - permalink - collapse

All > Technology > Telecommunications

The time during which a functional unit is fully operational.
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Browse Related Terms: available time, human-machine interface (HMI), man-machine system, mudbox, permanent bond, remote orderwire

UPT indicator - permalink - collapse

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In universal personal telecommunications service, that portion (or portions) of the UPT number that identifies a call as a UPT call.
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Browse Related Terms: charging reference location, personal mobility controller, personal registration, universal personal telecommunications number, UPT, UPT access code, UPT database, UPT environment, UPT routing address, UPT service profile, UPT service profile management, UPT subscriber, UPT user, UPT user group

UPT number - permalink - collapse

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In universal personal telecommunications service, the number that uniquely identifies a UPT user and that is used to place a call to, or to forward a call to, that user. Note: A user may have multiple UPT numbers, e.g., a business UPT number for business calls and a private UPT number for private calls. In the case of multiple numbers, each UPT number is considered, from a network vantage point, to identify a distinct UPT user, even if all such numbers identify the same person or entity. Synonym universal personal telecommunications number.
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Browse Related Terms: in call, out call, PCS number, personal mobility management, terminal mobility management

UPT routing address - permalink - collapse

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In universal personal telecommunications service, the number used by the network to direct a call according to the user's UPT service profile.
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Browse Related Terms: charging reference location, personal mobility controller, personal registration, universal personal telecommunications number, UPT, UPT access code, UPT database, UPT environment, UPT indicator, UPT service profile, UPT service profile management, UPT subscriber, UPT user, UPT user group

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upset - permalink - collapse

Upslope Flow - permalink - collapse

Upslope Fog - permalink - collapse

UPSLP - permalink - collapse

Upstream - permalink - collapse

Upstream blanket - permalink - collapse

Upstream face - permalink - collapse

upstream processing - permalink - collapse

Upstream Slope - permalink - collapse

UPSTRM - permalink - collapse

UPT - permalink - collapse

UPT access code - permalink - collapse

UPT access number (UPTAN) - permalink - collapse

UPT database - permalink - collapse

UPT environment - permalink - collapse

Uptick - permalink - collapse

uptime - permalink - collapse

UPT indicator - permalink - collapse

UPT number - permalink - collapse

UPT routing address - permalink - collapse