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Unhappinessnounstate characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep griefverified
Unicornnounan imaginary creature represented as a white horse with a long horn growing from its foreheadverified
Unicorn RootnounMWEany of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colicverified
Uniform Rating System For Information TechnologynounMWEAn internal rating system used by federal and state regulators to uniformly assess financial institution and service provider risks introduced by IT.FrameworkRegulated
Uniform Resource IdentifiernounMWEThe generic term for all types of names and addresses that refer to objects on the World Wide Web.Data
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)nounMWEAbbreviation for "Uniform (or Universal) Resource Locator." A way of specifying the location of publicly available information on the Internet, in the form: protocol://machine:port number/filename. Often the port number and/or filename are unnecessary.Network
Unilateral ContractnounMWEa one-sided agreement whereby you promise to do (or refrain from doing) something in return for a performance (not a promise)verified
Unilateralismnounthe doctrine that nations should conduct their foreign affairs individualistically without the advice or involvement of other nationsverified
Uninominal SystemnounMWEbased on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral districtverified
Uninominal Voting SystemnounMWEbased on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral districtverified
Uninterruptible power supply (UPS)nounMWEA device that allows your computer to keep running for at least a short time when the primary power source is lost. A UPS may also provide protection from power surges. A UPS contains a battery that "kicks in" when the device senses a loss of power from the primary source allowing the user time to save any data they are working on and to exit before the secondary power source (the battery) runs out. When power surges occur, a UPS intercepts the surge so that it doesn't damage your computer.Physical
Uniocular DichromatnounMWEa person who has normal vision in one eye and dichromacy in the otherverified
Union ShopnounMWEa company allowed to hire nonunion workers on the condition that they will join the union within a specified timeverified
Unipolar DepressionnounMWEa major depressive episode that occurs without the manic phase that occurs in the classic form of bipolar disorderverified
Unitnounan individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a wholeverified
Unit CellnounMWEthe smallest group of atoms or molecules whose repetition at regular intervals in three dimensions produces the lattices of a crystalverified
Unit CharacternounMWE(genetics) a character inherited on an all-or-none basis and dependent on the presence of a single geneverified
Unit Investment TrustnounMWEa regulated investment company consisting of professional managers who issue redeemable securities representing a portfolio of many different securitiesverified
Unit of MeasurementnounMWEany division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchangeverified
Unit TrustnounMWEa regulated investment company consisting of professional managers who issue redeemable securities representing a portfolio of many different securitiesverified
Unitardnouna tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may have long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles)verified
United States Government Configuration BaselinenounMWEThe United States Government Configuration Baseline (USGCB) provides security configuration baselines for Information Technology products widely deployed across the federal agencies. The USGCB baseline evolved from the federal Desktop Core Configuration mandate. The USGCB is a Federal government-wide initiative that provides guidance to agencies on what should be done to improve and maintain an effective configuration settings focusing primarily on security.FrameworkRegulatedCUI
Unitisationnounthe joint development of a petroleum resource that straddles territory controlled by different companiesverified
Unitizationnounthe joint development of a petroleum resource that straddles territory controlled by different companiesverified
Universal AgentnounMWEsomeone authorized to transact every kind of business for the principalverified
Universal DonornounMWEa person whose type O Rh-negative blood may be safely transfused into persons with other blood typesverified
Universal Gas ConstantnounMWE(physics) the universal constant in the gas equation: pressure times volume = R times temperatureverified
Universal Gravitational ConstantnounMWEin physics, the universal constant relating force to mass and distance in Newton's law of gravitationverified
Universal JointnounMWEcoupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directionsverified
Universal PropositionnounMWE(logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a classverified
Universal QuantifiernounMWEa logical quantifier of a proposition that asserts that the proposition is true for all members of a class of thingsverified
Universal SetnounMWE(mathematics) the set that contains all the elements or objects involved in the problem under considerationverified
Universal SuffragenounMWEsuffrage for all adults who are not disqualified by the laws of the countryverified
Universal VeilnounMWEmembrane initially completely investing the young sporophore of various mushrooms that is ruptured by growthverified
Universitynounestablishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teachingverified
University ExtensionnounMWEan educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular studentsverified
UnixnounA popular multi-user, multitasking operating system developed at Bell Labs in the early 1970s. Created by just a handful of programmers, Unix was designed to be a small, flexible system used exclusively by programmers.System
Unknown QuantitynounMWEa factor in a given situation whose bearing and importance is not apparentverified
unlessnounThis limits a Control or Mandate's secondary verb to be put into play upon the occasion of the event not taking place.candidate