ExpertGlossary terms starting with U

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U Abbreviation for uracil.
U Burst In solar-terrestrial terms, a fast radio burst spectrum of a flare. It has a U-shaped appear- ance in an intensity-vs.-frequency plot
U interface For basic-rate access in an Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) environment, a user-to-network interface reference point that is characterized by…
U reference point The conceptual reference point at the network side of the network termination 1 (NT1) in a particular ISDN access arrangement. [T1.615-1992] [T1.105-1988]
U&S Unified and Specified [commands] (pre-1996 term).
U-Value (see Coefficient of Heat Transmission) The reciprocal of R-Value. The lower the number, the greater the heat transfer resistance (insulating) characteristics of the material.
U. S. (US) United States.
U.K (UK) United Kingdom.
U.S. affiliate A U.S. business enterprise in which there is foreign direct investment-that is, in which a single foreign person, or entity, owns or controls, directly or…
U.S. Affiliates See U.S. affiliate
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) As part of the Department of the Army, the Corps has responsibilities in civil and military areas.
U.S. Attorney A lawyer appointed by the President in each judicial district to prosecute and defend cases for the federal government. The U.S.
U.S. Attorney (or federal prosecutor) A lawyer appointed by the President in each judicial district to prosecute and defend cases for the federal government.
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) The Federal agency whose mandate was to reclaim the arid west of the United States.
U.S. Constitution The U.S. Constitution (including its amendments) establishes the basic structure and functions of the federal government.
U.S. Department of Agriculture The U.S. agency responsible for regulation of biotechnology products in plants and animals.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HUD is a Cabinet department in the Executive branch of the United States federal government.
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) DOJ is the United States federal executive department responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice.
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) A cabinet level unit/ministry of the U.S. government that has responsibility for labor issues.
U.S. direct investment abroad See U.S. direct investment abroad (USDIA)
U.S. direct investment abroad (USDIA) Ownership or control, directly or indirectly, by one U.S. person, or entity, of 10 percent or more of the voting securities of an incorporated foreign…
U.S. District Court Judge A federal judge appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, to handle criminal and civil matters at the district court level.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency The independent federal agency, established in 1970, that regulates federal environmental matters and oversees the implementation of federal environmental…
U.S. Geological Survey (Abbrev. USGS)- The Federal Agency chartered in 1879 by congress to classify public lands, and to examine the geologic structure, mineral resources, and…
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) The USGS serves the Nation by providing reliable scientific information to describe and understand the earth; minimize loss of life and property from…
U.S. Magistrate Judge A judicial officer appointed by the judges of a U.S. district court and authorized to perform a variety of tasks in criminal and civil cases.
U.S. Marshal (or bailiff) enforce the rules of behavior in courtrooms.
U.S. Marshal's Service An agency of the Justice Department, charged with providing courtroom security in federal district courts, apprehending federal fugitives, transporting…
U.S. MNC See U.S. multinational company (MNC)
U.S. multinational company See U.S. multinational company (MNC)
U.S. multinational company (MNC) U.S. parent and its foreign affiliates. (Usually defined as the U.S. parent and its majority-owned foreign affiliate).
U.S. National Map Accuracy Standards (USNMAS) Accuracy standards for published maps in English units defining measurements for horizontal and vertical accuracy.
U.S. parent A person, or entity, resident in the United States, that owns or controls 10 percent or more of the voting securities of an incorporated foreign business…
U.S. parents See U.S. parent
U.S. Postal Inspectors U.S. Postal Service inspectors who investigate offenses involving the use of the mails.
U.S. resident See U.S. residents
U.S. residents Individuals, governments, business enterprises, and nonprofit organizations that have their center of economic interest in the United States and that…
U.S. Secret Service A federal law enforcement agency charged with protecting the President and other public officials and investigating alleged violations of certain federal…
U.S. Sentencing Commission The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 established the U.S. Sentencing Commission as an independent commission in the judicial branch of the government.
U.S. trustee An officer of the Justice Department responsible for supervising the administration of bankruptcy cases, estates, and trustees; monitoring plans and…
u.s. trustees Supervise the administration of bankruptcy cases and trustee; relieve bankruptcy judges of routine administrative matters, such as appointing case…
U.S. West U.S. West Incorporated.
U.S.S.R. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
UA User Assessment (NMD BMC3 term).
UAC A security feature that helps prevent unauthorized changes to a computer, by asking user for permission or administrator credentials before performing…
UAC access token An access token with the least administrative privileges required for the session.
UAC user A user account in the Users group that has a full privilege access token. The standard user is not an administrator and is not a member of any local…
UAE United Arab Emirates.
UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.
UAV BPI Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-based Boost Phase Intercept.
Uber German slang for 'super', originally meaning 'over'; exceptionally powerful
Ubi supra Where above mentioned.
ubiquinone A substance found in most tissues in the body, and in many foods. It can also be made in the laboratory.
ubiquitin A small protein, present in all eukaryotic cells, which plays an important role in tagging proteins destined for proteolytic cleavage (because they are…
ubiquitous computing See pervasive computing.
UBM (Unified Buffer Manager) The component of the Notes Storage Facility that caches information about open applications .
UBO See Ultimate beneficial owner (UBO)
UC Undercity
UCAP UAV Combat Air Patrol.
UCB (Unit Control Block) a control block in storage that describes the characteristics of a particular I/O device on the operating system.
UCC Uniform Commercial Code (US legal term).
UCN-01 An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called staurosporine analogs.
UCP (Unit Control Position): The WSR-88D radar operator uses this to control the entire radar system.
UCR (Usual, Customary, and Reasonable) The amount paid for a medical service in a geographic area based on what providers in the area usually charge for the same or similar medical service.
UD/ASD United Defense/Armaments Systems Division.
UDDI (Universal Description Discovery and Integration) Universal Description Discovery and Integration is a standard to use Web Services across various systems, including .NET and J2EE-based solutions.
UDMH Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine (a liquid propellant rocket fuel).
UDP User Datagram Protocol, the typical way to send datagrams over the Internet.
UDP (User Datagram Protocol) A connectionless protocol within TCP/IP that corresponds to the transport layer in the International Standard Organization's Open System Interconnect…
UDRP Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
UDS Universal Documentation System. A standardized comprehensive tool for stating and coordinating program requirements for testing MRTFB ranges, as well as…
UE Unit Equipment.
UEA USPTO Enterprise Architecture
UEME Unified Electro-Magnetic Effects.
UEWR Upgrade Early Warning Radar.
UEWRS Upgraded Early Warning Radar System.
UF 4 Uranium tetra fluoride.
UF 6 Uranium hexafluoride. 310
UF4 Uranium tetrafluoride.
UF6 Uranium hexafluoride.
UFG User Focus Group.
UFO UHF Follow-On [Satellite Communications System].
UFP Unit Flyaway Price.
UFT A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer. It is a combination of tegafur and uracil.
Uftoral A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer. It is a combination of tegafur and uracil.
UGC (Universal Geographic Code) - (e.g. ANZ300 for Western Long Island Sound) are used in many National Weather Service text products to provide geographical…
UGF Underground Facility.
UGS Unattended Ground Sensors.
UGT Under Ground Test.
UGT1A1 A substance that is being studied as a treatment for cancer. It is an enzyme produced by the liver and intestine.
UHF Ultra High Frequency.
UI User interface. Refers to the controls, buttons and on-screen elements by which the player interacts with the game world.
UI Privilege Isolation A window manager subsystem that blocks applications at a lower UI privilege level from sending messages to or hooking threads belonging to processes with…
UI privilege level The integrity level that is stored in the access token of a process and that is used by the UI Privilege Isolation (UIPI) feature to determine if an…
UIA The accessibility model for Microsoft Windows that programmatically gathers information about an application's User Interface (UI) elements and exposes it…
UIAutomation The accessibility model for Microsoft Windows that programmatically gathers information about an application's User Interface (UI) elements and exposes it…
UIC Unit Identification Code.
UID A user ID. Often used in the context of "file" or "process" ownership.
UIMA (Unstructured Information Management Architecture) An IBM® architecture that defines a framework for implementing systems for the analysis of unstructured data.
UIN User Interaction Node.