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Web Hosting Glossary - U

UDP
(User Datagram Protocol) One of the protocols for data transfer that is part of the TCP/IP suite of protocols. UDP is a “stateless” protocol in that UDP makes no provision for acknowledgement of packets received.

Unix
A computer operating system designed to be used by many people at the same time.

URL
(Uniform Resource Locator) - The standard way to give the address of any resource on the Internet that is part of the World Wide Web (WWW).

USENET
A world-wide system of discussion groups, with comments passed among hundreds of thousands of machines. Not all USENET machines are on the Internet , maybe half. USENET is completely decentralized, with over 10,000 discussion areas, called newsgroups .

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 .

Unicode
A 16 bit ISO 10646 character set. It can accommodate way more characters that ASCII, thus allowing for easier internationalization.

UTP
(Unshielded Twisted Pair). Similar to the STP, but without the shielding metal layer. It is more prone to interference but is less bulky that the STP cables.

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