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- Unicasting
- Communication between a sender and a single receiver over a network. For example, an email message sent from one person to another.
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- Unix
- A computer operating system developed by AT&T Bell Labs and used to develop the Internet. It is no longer the sole operating system used to run servers.
- Uplink
- The communication link from a transmitting earth station to a satellite.
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- Upload
- Transferring a file or files from the user's computer to a remote computer.
- URI (uniform resource identifier)
- Name and address of information--text, graphics, audio, video, and so forth--on the Internet. A URI usually identifies the application used to access the resource, the machine the resource is located on, and the file name of the resource. A Webpage address or URL is the most commonly used type of URI.
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- URL
- Short for Uniform Resource Locator. A string of characters used to uniquely identify a page of information on the WWW. This information is used by browser software to find other WWW, FTP, telnet, gopher, etc. sites on the Internet.
- Usability
- The measure of how effectively, efficiently, and easily a person can navigate an interface, find information on it, and achieve his or her goals.
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