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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 →)

unbalanced line

A transmission line, such as a coaxial cable, in which the magnitudes of the voltages on the two conductors are not equal with respect to ground.

unbalanced modulator

A modulator in which the modulation factor is different for the alternate half-cycles of the carrier. Synonym asymmetrical modulator.

unbundling

In the context of the FCC's Computer III Inquiry, the process of separating individual tariffed offerings and services that are associated with a specific element in the CEI or ONA tariff from other tariffed basic service offerings. [After para.158, FCC Report and Order, June 16,
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unclassified

Information that has not been determined pursuant to Executive Order (E. O. ) 12958 or any predecessor order to require protection against unauthorized disclosure and that is not designated as classified. [INFOSEC-99]

underflow

In computing, a condition occurring when a machine calculation produces a non-zero result that is smaller than the smallest non-zero quantity that the machine's storage unit is capable of storing or representing.

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