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  1. User session an instance of an Internet user accessing your web site for a length of time, then leaving. During a user session any number of pages may be accessed.
  2. user tax A tax that is paid directly by the consumer of a good, product, or service.
  3. User-Added Metadata Data or work product created by a user while reviewing a document, including annotations and subjective coding information.
  4. user-network interface (UNI) The point of demarcation between a common carrier's facilities and customer's installation, which demarcation establishes both the technical interface and…
  5. user-provided number (UPN) An ISDN number, supplied completely or partially by the calling user or the redirecting user, that is associated with the calling user or the redirecting…
  6. Users A directory Object such as University staff, students, guests, and faculty.
  7. USEUCOM United States European Command, Stuttgart- Vaihingen , Germany.
  8. USFJ U.S. Forces Japan.
  9. USFK U.S. Forces Korea.
  10. USFK/CFC CSFK Combined Forces Command.
  11. USG U.S. Government.
  12. USG (mail-enabled universal security group) A group of recipients that are created to expedite the mass e-mailing of messages and other information.
  13. USGS United States Geological Survey.
  14. USGS (United States Geological Survey) A federal agency which provides mapping of topography, aquifer levels, and areas where aquifers are recharged.
  15. USGS Digital Elevation Model (DEM) A digital elevation model produced by the Survey Branch of the United States Department of the Interior, consisting of a regular array of elevations…
  16. USIA United States Information Agency. 314
  17. Using This Application document A document that explains how the application works, usually written by the application designer.
  18. USLANTCOM United States Atlantic Command (Now see USACOM).
  19. USLANTFLT U.S. Atlantic Fleet.
  20. USMAR-FORLANT U.S. Marine Component, U.S. Atlantic Command.
  21. USMAR-FORPAC U.S. Marine Component, U.S. Pacific Command.
  22. USMARFORCENT U.S. Marine Component, U.S. Central Command.
  23. USMARFORLANT U.S. Marine Component, U.S. Atlantic Command.
  24. USMC United States Marine Corps.
  25. USMCR United States Marine Corps Reserve.
  26. USMILREP U.S. Military Representative.
  27. USN United States Navy.
  28. USNAVCENT U.S. Naval Forces, U.S. Central Command.
  29. USNAVEUR U.S. Naval Forces, U.S. European Command.
  30. USNIP U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings.
  31. USNO U.S. Naval Observatory.
  32. USNPGS U.S. Naval Post-Graduate School.
  33. USPACAF U.S. Air Forces, U.S. Pacific Command.
  34. USPACFLT US Pacific Fleet.
  35. USPACOM United States Pacific Command, Pearl Harbor, HI.
  36. USPS United States Postal Service
  37. USPTO United States Patent and Trademark Office, designation became effective April 3, 2000; a result of the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999
  38. USREPMC U.S. Representative to the Military Committee (NATO).
  39. USSC United States Space Command.
  40. USSOCOM United States Special Operations Command, Tampa, FL.
  41. USSOUTHCOM United States Southern Command, Panama Canal Zone, Panama.
  42. USSPACECOM See United States Space Command.
  43. USSS United States Secret Service.
  44. USSTRATCOM See United States Strategic Command.
  45. USTA United States Telephone Association.
  46. USTR United States Trade Representative -- see International Intellectual Property for more
  47. USTRANSCOM See United States Transportation Command.
  48. Usual and Customary Charges (UCC) The amount that your insurance company determines is the normal payment range for a specific medical procedure performed within a given geographic area.
  49. Usual, Customary and Reasonable (UCR) 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.
  50. Usual, Customary and Reasonable (UCR) Charges The cost associated with a health care service that is consistent with the going rate for identical or similar services within a particular geographic…
  51. Usual, Customary and Reasonable charge (UCR) The cost associated with a health care service that is consistent with the going rate for identical or similar services within a particular geographic…
  52. Usual, Customary, Reasonable (UCR) 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.
  53. Usury Charging an illegally high interest rate on a loan.
  54. Usury Rates The maximum rate of interest lenders may charge borrowers. The usury rate is generally set by State law.
  55. UT Universal Time.
  56. UTC By international agreement, the local time at the prime meridian, which passes through Greenwich, England.
  57. UTC(i) Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), as kept by the "i" laboratory, where i is any laboratory cooperating in the determination of UTC.
  58. Uterine Pertaining to the uterus.
  59. uterine cancer (YOO-teh-rin KAN-ser) Cancer that forms in tissues of the uterus (small, hollow, pear-shaped organ in a woman's pelvis in which a baby grows).
  60. uterine sarcoma (YOO-teh-rin sar-KOH-muh) A rare type of uterine cancer that forms in muscle or other tissues of the uterus (the small, hollow, pear-shaped organ in a…
  61. uterus (YOO-ter-us) The small, hollow, pear-shaped organ in a woman's pelvis. This is the organ in which a baby grows. Also called womb.
  62. UTF Universal Character Set (UCS) Transformation Format. A format for representing multibyte characters that is compatible with programs and file systems that…
  63. Utility See Useful.
  64. Utility and Communication Energy, water and waste systems, and communications infrastructure and services.
  65. utility computing While utility computing often requires a cloud-like infrastructure, its focus is on the business model on which providing the computing services are based.
  66. utility costs Periodic housing costs for water, electricity, natural gas, heating oil, etc.
  67. Utility Data Center An infrastructure solution proposed by HP that allows virtualization of computing resources for the data center.
  68. utility load Synonym nonoperational load.
  69. Utility Model A type of patent available in some countries that requires less inventiveness than necessary to obtain a patent.
  70. Utility Patent may be granted to anyone who invents or discovers any new, useful, and nonobvious process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter, or…
  71. utility patent application protect useful processes, machines, articles of manufacture, and compositions of matter. -- see also application (patent)
  72. utility program A computer program that is in general support of the operations and processes of a computer.
  73. utility routine Synonym utility program.
  74. Utility scale facilities Facilities that generate large amounts of electricity that is delivered to many users through transmission and distribution systems.
  75. Utilization Level The utilization level in a given geographic area (NPA or rate center) is calculated by dividing all assigned numbers (numerator) by total numbering…
  76. utilization of farm animal genetic resources The use and development of animal genetic resources for the production of food in a sustainable system of agriculture.
  77. Utilization Review Insurance companies and hospitals watch their costs and quality by having medical personnel review selected medical cases.
  78. UTM Universal Transverse Mercator.
  79. UTP See: uridine triphosphate.
  80. UTTMDS Upper Tier Theater Missile Defense System. See THAAD System.
  81. uudecode A standardized, MIME-compliant method of decoding uuencoded e-mail messages by decoding binary data that was conveyed as a character string over a…
  82. uuencode 1. A standardized, MIME-compliant method of encoding e-mail and other electronically transferred messages to provide a minimum level of security through…
  83. UUT Unit Under Test (ILS term).
  84. UV Ultraviolet.
  85. UV Electro- Optics Technologies/techniques employed by optical sensors in the wavelength spectrum shorter than visible (e.g., less than 4,000 A).
  86. UV Index Ultraviolet Index- This index provides important information to help you plan your outdoor activities in ways that prevent overexposure to the sun's rays.
  87. UV radiation Invisible rays that are part of the energy that comes from the sun. UV radiation also comes from sun lamps and tanning beds.
  88. UVA radiation A type of ultraviolet (UV) radiation. UV rays are invisible rays that are part of the energy that comes from the sun.
  89. UVB radiation A type of ultraviolet (UV) radiation. UV rays are invisible rays that are part of the energy that comes from the sun.
  90. uvea (YOO-vee-uh) The middle layer of the wall of the eye. The uvea has 3 main parts: (1) the choroid (the tissue layer filled with blood vessels); (2) the…
  91. uveal tract (YOO-vee-ul trakt) The middle layer of the wall of the eye. The uveal tract has 3 main parts: (1) the choroid (the tissue layer filled with blood…
  92. UVM Upward Vertical Motion (also known as Upward Vertical Velocity)
  93. UVPI Ultraviolet Plume Instrument.
  94. uvula The soft flap of tissue that hangs down at the back of the mouth (at the edge of the soft palate). Also called palatine uvula.
  95. UVV Upward Vertical Velocity (rising air)
  96. UW Unconventional Warfare. 316
  97. UWB Abbreviation for ultrawideband. 1. Referring to any radio or wireless device where the occupied bandwidth is greater than 25% of the center frequency or…
  98. UWNDS Upper Winds
  99. Uxor Wife.
  100. Uxor et vir Wife and husband.