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ultraviolet (uv)

The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in which the longest wavelength is just below the visible spectrum, extending from approximately 4 nm to approximately 400 nm.
Note: Some authorities place the lower limit of uv at values between 1 and 40 nm, 1 nm being the upper wavelength limit of x-rays. The 400-nm limit is the lowest visible wavelength, i.e.,… (Read More →)

UML

Unified Modeling Language

UMTS

Universal Mobile Telecommunication System

unassigned cell

A cell identified by a standardized virtual path identifier (VPI) and virtual channel identifier (VCI) value, which has been generated and does not carry information from an application using the ATM Layer service. [T1.627-1993]

unavailability

A expression of the degree to which a system, subsystem, or equipment is not operable and not in a committable state at the start of a mission, when the mission is called for at an unknown, i.e., random, time.
Note 1: The conditions determining operability and committability must be specified.
Note 2: Expressed mathematically, unavailability is 1 minus the availability.… (Read More →)

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