U. S. Attorney for the Western District of South Carolina
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

U is the twenty-first letter of the Latin alphabet. U may also refer to:


Science


Mathematics

* \cup, union (set theory) * U-set, a set of uniqueness * U, the unitary group


Chemistry

* Uranium, symbol U, a chemical element * u, the Dalton (unit), a unified atomic mass unit to express atomic and molecular masses


Astronomy

* U, ultraviolet magnitude, in a UBV photometric system * U, an October 16 through 31 discovery in the provisional designation of a comet * U (TNO), a possible extremely distant trans-Neptunian object


Computing

* , a now-deprecated
HTML element An HTML element is a type of HTML (HyperText Markup Language) document component, one of several types of HTML nodes (there are also text nodes, comment nodes and others). The first used version of HTML was written by Tim Berners-Lee in 1993 ...
denoting underlined text * U, representing 1.75" as the minimal height of a
rack unit A rack unit (abbreviated U or RU) is a unit of measure defined as . It is most frequently used as a measurement of the overall height of 19-inch and 23-inch rack frames, as well as the height of equipment that mounts in these frames, whereby th ...
* U, representing a 10x10x10cm CubeSat * U, universal Turing machine


Biology

* U, abbreviation for uracil * U, mitochondrial
haplogroup U Haplogroup U is a human mitochondrial DNA haplogroup (mtDNA). The clade arose from haplogroup R, likely during the early Upper Paleolithic. Its various subclades (labelled U1–U9, diverging over the course of the Upper Paleolithic) are found ...


Other scientific uses

* U, a common notation for
potential energy In physics, potential energy is the energy held by an object because of its position relative to other objects, stresses within itself, its electric charge, or other factors. Common types of potential energy include the gravitational potentia ...
* U, the middle of an edge joining a hexagonal and a square face of the Brillouin zone of a face-centered cubic lattice, in solid-state physics * U, one of the two subcarrier-modulated color-difference channels in the YUV colorspace, in video * U, the recommended symbol for a system's
internal energy The internal energy of a thermodynamic system is the total energy contained within it. It is the energy necessary to create or prepare the system in its given internal state, and includes the contributions of potential energy and internal kinet ...
, in thermodynamics * U, units, any of various standard units of
biological activity In pharmacology, biological activity or pharmacological activity describes the beneficial or adverse effects of a drug on living matter. When a drug is a complex chemical mixture, this activity is exerted by the substance's active ingredient or ...
, such as insulin units, enzyme units, or penicillin units ** U, the enzyme unit **
International unit In pharmacology, the international unit (IU) is a unit of measurement for the effect, not mass of a substance; the variance is based on the biological activity or effect, for the purpose of easier comparison across similar ''forms'' of substance ...
s, for which the symbol U is sometimes used * U, the abbreviation for
selenocysteine Selenocysteine (symbol Sec or U, in older publications also as Se-Cys) is the 21st proteinogenic amino acid. Selenoproteins contain selenocysteine residues. Selenocysteine is an analogue of the more common cysteine with selenium in place of the s ...
, an uncommon amino acid containing selenium * u, the alternative abbreviation for the SI prefix " micro-" when the Greek letter mu (µ) is not available * U or U-value, the symbol for the overall heat transfer coefficient or thermal transmittance


Music

* '' ’u’'', the first opera in the Klingon language * "u" (Kendrick Lamar song), 2015 * "U" (Super Junior song), 2006 * ''U'' (album), a 1970 double album by the Incredible String Band * ''U'' (NiziU album), an album by NiziU, released in 2021 * "U", a song by KNK from ''
Remain Remain may refer to: * ''Remain'' (José González EP) * ''Remain'' (KNK EP) *''Remain'', poetry book by Jennifer Murphy, 2005 *''Remain'', album by Tyrone Wells, 2009 *''Remain'', album by Great Divide, 2002 *''Remain'', album by Them Are Us Too ...
'' * "U", a song by Pearl Jam on their album '' Lost Dogs'' * "U", a song by S.E.S., released in 2002 * "U", an album by
The Enid The Enid are a British progressive rock band founded by keyboardist and composer Robert John Godfrey. Godfrey received his main musical education from The Royal College of Music. He is previously known for his work with Barclay James Harvest, ...
, released in 2019 * "U", a song by Treasure (band), released in 2022


People

* An honorific used in Burmese names * An alternative spelling of Woo (Korean name), including a list of people with that family or given name * U of Goryeo (1363–1389), king of Goryeo (Korea), often called King Woo


Places

* U, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia * Ü-Tsang, one of three historical provinces of Tibet ** Ü (region), a particular region of Ü-Tsang


Education

* University, commonly abbreviated "U"


Language

* /u/, the
close back rounded vowel The close back rounded vowel, or high back rounded vowel, is a type of vowel sound used in many spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is u. In ...
in the International Phonetic Alphabet *
U language The U language or P'uman (), is spoken by 40,000 people in the Yunnan Province of China and possibly Myanmar. It is classified as an Austroasiatic language in the Palaungic branch. In China, U speakers are classified as ethnic Bulang. Locatio ...
, a language spoken by about 40,000 people in the Yunnan Province of China *
U (cuneiform) The cuneiform U sign is found in both the 14th century BC Amarna letters and the ''Epic of Gilgamesh''. It can be used for the alphabetic ''u'', instead of the more common 2nd u, (ú). It has two other uses, commonly. It can be used for th ...
, a cuneiform sign * U (Cyrillic), a letter of the Cyrillic script *
U (kana) U (う in hiragana or ウ in katakana) is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora. In the modern Japanese system of alphabetical order, they occupy the third place in the modern Gojūon (五十音) system of collating kana. In ...
, a Japanese syllabary symbol *
U and non-U English U and non-U English usage, where "U" stands for upper class, and "non-U" represents the aspiring middle classes, was part of the terminology of popular discourse of social dialects (sociolects) in Britain in the 1950s. The different vocabularies ...
, sociolectal varieties of British English * Ս, glyph for the Romanian letter se * ''u'', an abbreviation for "
you In Modern English, ''you'' is the second-person pronoun. It is grammatically plural, and was historically used only for the dative case, but in most modern dialects is used for all cases and numbers. History ''You'' comes from the Proto- ...
" in computer chats * U-, a prefix used for German
submarine A submarine (or sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability. The term is also sometimes used historically or colloquially to refer to remotely op ...
s during World War II * U, a title roughly equal to "Mister" in
Burmese Burmese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Myanmar, a country in Southeast Asia * Burmese people * Burmese language * Burmese alphabet * Burmese cuisine * Burmese culture Animals * Burmese cat * Burmese chicken * Burmese (hor ...
* The Greek letter μ


Film and television

* ''U'' (film), a 2006 French animated feature film directed by Serge Elissalde and Grégoire Solotareff * ''The U'' (film), a 2009 documentary about the Miami Hurricanes football team * U (Universal), a media content rating used in the following countries: ** United Kingdom, issued by the British Board of Film Classification ** India, issued by the Central Board of Film Certification ** Malaysia, issued by the Film Censorship Board of Malaysia ** France, documented at Censorship in France ** Latvia, Malaysia and Malta, documented at Motion picture content rating system and
Television content rating system Television content rating systems are systems for Content rating, evaluating the content and reporting the suitability of television programs for Minor (law), minors. Many countries have their own television evaluation, rating system and countrie ...
*
U (TV channel) U was an interactive youth-oriented New Zealand television channel, owned and operated by TVNZ. The channel launched on 13 March 2011, and featured reality programming, as well as an interactive live show and music content. It replaced the no ...
, a former television channel in New Zealand * U, the production code for the 1965 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''
The Myth Makers ''The Myth Makers'' is the third serial of the third season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Written by Donald Cotton and directed by Michael Leeston-Smith, the serial was broadcast on BBC1 in four weekly parts ...
'' *The American Spanish-language network Univision has the U logo


Other uses

*
U Mobile U Mobile Sdn Bhd (223969-U) is a Malaysian mobile telecommunications service provider and was founded in 1998 as MiTV Networks Sdn Bhd. U Mobile is a wholly owned subsidiary of U Television Sdn Bhd, which was formerly known as U Telecom Media ...
, Malaysian mobile phone and data service provider * U-bend, a U-shaped plumbing trap *
U bolt A U-bolt is a bolt in the shape of the letter U with screw threads on both ends. U-bolts have primarily been used to support pipework Within industry, piping is a system of pipes used to convey fluids (liquids and gases) from one location ...
, a U-shaped metal fastener * Ⓤ, (U inside a circle), hechsher or kosher certification by the Orthodox Union * U, =U= or -U-, symbol for Ustaše Croatian movement * Nickname for football teams: ** La U or
Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, popularly known as Universitario or simply as La "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of S ...
, Peru **
Universitatea Cluj Fotbal Club Universitatea Cluj (), commonly known as Universitatea Cluj or simply as U Cluj, is a Romanian professional association football, football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, that competes in the Liga I, the first ...
, Romania * U, the color blue in '' Magic: The Gathering'' * Wii U, the sixth Nintendo video game home console, released in 2012 * Uniform, the military time zone code for UTC−08:00 * ''
"U" Is for Undertow ''"U" Is for Undertow'' is the 21st novel in the "Alphabet" series of mystery novels by Sue Grafton. It features Kinsey Millhone, a private eye based in Santa Teresa, California. The novel, set in 1988, finds Kinsey investigating the disappearan ...
'', the twenty-first novel in Sue Grafton's "Alphabet mystery" series, published in 2009 * Underscore, originally invoked in HTML using * U, a brand of feminine pads by Kotex * U, the logo for Unilever


See also

* U class (disambiguation) *
You (disambiguation) You is the English second-person pronoun. You may also refer to: Geography * You County, in Hunan Province, China * You River (Guangxi), a tributary of the Pearl River, China * You River (Yuan River tributary), in the Wuling Mountains, China ...
{{disambiguation