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Unloadingnounthe labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc.verified
unnecessary default accountnounMWEDefault accounts that are not necessary to be installed on the system.VulnerabilityRegulated
unpatched softwarenounMWESoftware which has not undergone a vulnerability correction, a defect correction, or an improvement of code function.VulnerabilityRegulated
Unpermissivenessnouna lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine behavior within certain specified limitsverified
unposted suspense itemnounMWEA transaction that has not yet been processed, but may affect the amount of credit available.ArtifactRegulatedPCI
Unprotected SharenounMWEIn Windows terminology, a "share" is a mechanism that allows a user to connect to file systems and printers on other systems. An "unprotected share" is one that allows anyone to connect to it.VulnerabilityRestricted
Unrespectabilitynoundishonorableness by virtue of lacking respectability or a good reputationverified
Unsaturated Fatty AcidnounMWEa fatty acid whose carbon chain can absorb additional hydrogen atomsverified
Unsecured BondnounMWEthe ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the futureverified
Unselfishnessnounthe quality of not putting yourself first but being willing to give your time or money or effort etc. for othersverified
Unsigned datanounMWEData included in an authentication token, in addition to a digital signature.DataRestricted
Unsolvabilitynounthe property, of a problem or difficulty, that makes it impossible to solveverified
Unstratified LanguagenounMWEa programming language that (like natural language) can be used as its own metalanguageverified
unsuccessful authentication attemptnounMWEA failed attempt to receive authentication to access a system.EventRegulated
Unsupervised LearningnounMWEA learning strategy that consists in observing and analyzing different entities and determining that some of their subsets can be grouped into certain classes, without any correctness test being performed on acquired knowledge through feedback from external knowledge sources. Note 1 to entry: Once a concept is formed, it is given a name that may be used in subsequent learning of other concepts.Capability
Untrusted ProcessnounMWEProcess that has not been evaluated or examined for correctness and adherence to the security policy. It may include incorrect or malicious code that attempts to circumvent the security mechanisms.ProcessRegulated