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Up onadjectiveMWEbeing up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledgecandidate
Up QuarknounMWEa stable quark with an electric charge of +2/3 and a mass 607 times that of an electronverified
Up to NowadverbMWEused in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present timecandidate
Update a CertificatenounMWEThe act or process by which data items bound in an existing public key certificate, especially authorizations granted to the subject, are changed by issuing a new certificate.verified
Upholstery NeedlenounMWEany of several very heavy and sometimes curved sewing needles used by upholsterersverified
Upland CottonnounMWEnative tropical American plant now cultivated in the United States yielding short-staple cottonverified
Upland White AsternounMWEtufted rigid North American perennial with loose clusters of white flowersverified
Upper BalconynounMWErearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seatsverified
Upper BoundnounMWE(mathematics) a number equal to or greater than any other number in a given setverified
Upper-Case LetternounMWEone of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasisverified
Upset PricenounMWE(auction) the minimum price at which a seller of property will entertain bidsverified
Upset StomachnounMWEa disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nauseaverified
Upside-Down CakenounMWEbatter baked atop a layer of sweetened fruit then turned upside down so fruit is on topverified
Uranyl NitratenounMWEa yellow salt obtained by the reaction of uranium salts with nitric acidverified
Urban LegendnounMWEa story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually falseverified
Urban PlanningnounMWEdetermining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a communityverified
Urban TyphusnounMWEacute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the bite of an infected fleaverified
Urea-Formaldehyde ResinnounMWEa clear thermosetting resin made from urea and formaldehyde and used in electrical fittings, adhesives, and finishesverified
Urge IncontinencenounMWEurinary incontinence that is generally attributable to involuntary contracts of the bladder muscle resulting in an urgent need to urinate accompanied by a sudden loss of urineverified
Urinary ApparatusnounMWEthe system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urineverified
Urinary OrgannounMWEan organ that separates waste substances from the blood and discharges themverified
Urinary SystemnounMWEthe system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urineverified
Uriniferous TubulenounMWEany of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidneyverified
Urogenital ApparatusnounMWEthe system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urineverified
Urogenital MedicinenounMWEthe branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the urinary tract or urogenital systemverified
Urogenital SystemnounMWEthe system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urineverified
Ursine DasyurenounMWEsmall ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black coat and long tailverified
USA Patriot ActnounMWEThe USA PATRIOT Act (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Public Law Pub.L. 107-56), commonly known as the "Patriot Act", was enacted by Congress to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world by enhancing the law enforcement investigatory tools of both domestic law enforcement and foreign intelligence agencies.verified
Usability TestingnounMWErefers to evaluating a product or service by testing it with representative users. Typically, during a test, participants will try to complete typical tasks while observers watch, listen and takes notes. The goal is to identify any usability problems, collect qualitative and quantitative data and determine the participant's satisfaction with the product.verified
Use of Goods and ServicesnounMWE(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturingverified
user accessnounMWEThe ability of an end-user to obtain, examine, or retrieve data or a file.verified
user access privilegenounMWEAn identified entitlement that an end-user has to a particular system resource, such as a file folder, the use of certain system commands, or an amount of storage.verified
user access reviewnounMWEA process that an organization implements to actively monitor and verify the appropriateness of a users' access to systems and applications based on an understanding of the minimum necessary for users to perform or support business activities or functions. The responsibility for granting access and performing periodic verification of the appropriateness of that access rests with the system and/or business owner of the system or application.verified
user accountnounMWEInformation that tells a computer which files and folders to access for a specific user, which personal preferences to have in place, and what can be accessed by the user.verified
User account activitynounMWEAll events and processes executed including logons and logouts associated with a system user account.verified
User Account ManagementnounMWEInvolves 1) the process of requesting, establishing, issuing, and closing user accounts; 2) tracking users and their respective access authorizations; and 3) managing these functions.verified
User Contingency PlannounMWEUser contingency plan is the alternative methods of continuing business operations if IT systems are unavailable.verified
User Datagram ProtocolnounMWEA connectionless Internet protocol that is designed for network efficiency and speed at the expense of reliability Scope Note: A data request by the client is served by sending packets without testing to verify whether they actually arrive at the destination, not whether they were corrupted in transit. It is up to the application to determine these factors and request retransmissions.verified
User IDnounMWEUnique symbol or character string used by an information system to identify a specific user.verified
User IdentificationnounMWEThe process, control, or information by which a user identifies himself or herself to the system as a valid user (as opposed to authentication).verified
User InitializationnounMWEA function in the life cycle of keying material; the process whereby a user initializes its cryptographic application (e.g., installing and initializing software and hardware).verified