UCC
See Uniform Commercial Code.
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UNATTENDED MODE
One of two PIE operating modes. When PIE is in unattended mode and it finds an error in the composite, it will put the composite in the rerun queue. It then continues assembling composites that don't have errors. See also Attended Mode.
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UNAUTHORIZED
As used in an ACH transaction, a transaction that was never authorized by the accountholder clears for an amount different from the amount authorized, or settled earlier than the authorized time.
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UNDELIVERABLE AS ADDRESSED (UAA)
Mail that cannot be delivered as addressed and must be forwarded, returned to sender or referred to the dead letter office.
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UNDO
Edit menu command that lets you reverse the most recent command you completed.
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UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE (UCC)
A uniform body of state law with applications for all types of commercial endeavors. (Although not all Articles contained in the UCC are necessarily enacted in all states.) UCC Articles 3, 4 and 4A establish the basis for state laws governing check and ACH transactions.
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UNIFORM PRODUCT CODE (UPC)
A standard barcode system used by the retail industry to assign a product number to an item.
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UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR (URL)
A scheme used to locate a document accessible over the Internet. The means by which a web browser can identify and connect to a web site. The full URL for TAWPI is http://www.tawpi.org. "http" usually introduces the URL; "www" identifies the World Wide Web; "tawpi.org" identifies the unique address of the domain homepage, which is the "front door" or normal access point to the TAWPI site. The standard way to give the address of any resource on the Internet that is part of the World Wide Web. An example is "www.tawpi.org."
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UNIQUE ZIP CODE
A zip code exclusive to one firm or institution or address. There are about 4,200 unique zip codes that belong to public utilities, banks, large office buildings, direct mail fulfillment companies, universities and other such organizations that receive a large volume of mail.
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UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (USPS)
The central agency within the United States Government that has
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UNIX
UNIX is a 32-bit, multi-user, multitasking operating system. It was originally developed at AT&T's Bell Labs in 1969, to implement a space invaders game on some unused hardware. The operating system has since been implemented on hardware ranging from PCs to Crays; it has acquired hundreds of commands, tools, and utilities over the years. It is a common imaging system platform. A computer operating system (the basic software running on a computer, underneath applications like word processors and spreadsheets). UNIX is designed for many people to use at the same time (it is "multi-user") and has. TCP/IP built-in. It is the most common operating system for servers on the Internet. An operating system developed by Bell Labs which features multiprogramming, a hierarchical file structure and numerous utilities.
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UNSTRUCTURED DATA
Electronic data of variable length and is subject to change at any moment. Contrast with fixed data length fields or structured data.
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UPC
See Uniform Product Code.
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UPGRADEABLE MAIL
Letter-sized first-class and standard mail which is OCR compatible. Preparation for upgradeable mail is simpler than that of nonupgradeable mail (and thus less costly).
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UPLOAD
To transfer information from a users system to a remote system. Opposite of Download.
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UPS (UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY)
A UPS is an emergency power source that can deliver a limited amount of power to a file server or other device in the event of a blackout (total loss of power).
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UPWARD COMPATIBLE
Equipment or software which, when improved, have features that are a superset of their original features plus enhancements.
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URL
See Uniform Resource Locator.
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URL (UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR)
A standard addressing scheme used to locate or reference files on the Internet. Used in World Wide Web documents to locate files. A URL gives the type of resource being used and the path to the file. The syntax used is: scheme://host.domain/path filename.
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URN (UNIVERSAL RESOURCE NAME/NUMBER)
A storage-independent scheme to name all resources on the Internet with a unique and fixed name. URNs are likely to supersede URLs for identification and referencing of networked resources.
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USENET
A collection of thousands of topically named newsgroups, the computers, which run the protocols, and the people who read and submit Usenet news. Not all Internet hosts subscribe to Usenet and not all Usenet hosts are on the Internet.
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USER
Anyone who uses a computer connected to the Internet.
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USER-FRIENDLY
A system or program that untrained users can interact with easily.
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USERID
A code that uniquely identifies a user and then provides access privileges to a computer system.
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USERNAME
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USPS
United States Postal Service.
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UUENCODE
Unix-to-Unix Encoding. A method for converting files from binary to ASCII (text) so that they can be sent across the Internet via e-mail.
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