Up is the y-axis relative vertical direction opposed to down. Up or UP may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Film

* ''Up!'' (1976 film), a sex comedy by Russ Meyer * ''Up'' (1984 film), an Oscar-winning short film by Mike Hoover and Tim Huntley * ''Up'' (2009 film), an animated feature by Disney/Pixar

Bands

The Up The Up (often styled as The UP) was an American Rock music, rock band formed in Detroit, Michigan in early 1967. Along with fellow proto-punk bands the MC5 and The Stooges, The Up served as a "house band" for the Grande Ballroom in Detroit. Career ...

, a Detroit protopunk band

Albums

* ''Up'' (ABC album), 1989 * ''Up'' (Right Said Fred album), 1992 * ''Up'' (Great Big Sea album), 1995 * ''Up'' (R.E.M. album), 1998 * ''Up'' (Peter Gabriel album), 2002 * ''Up!'' (album), by Shania Twain, 2002 * ''Up'' (film score), for the Disney/Pixar film, 2009 * ''Up'' (Pop Evil album), 2015

Songs

* "Up" (Cardi B song), 2021 * "Up" (Inna song), 2021 * "Up" (James Morrison song), 2011 * "Up" (Olly Murs song), 2014 * "Up" (The Saturdays song), 2008 * "Up!" (LoveRance song), 2011 * "Up!" (Samantha Jade song), 2014 * "Up!" (Shania Twain song), 2002 * "Up!" (Bini & BGYO song), 2022 * "Up", a 2021 song by

Dune Rats Dune Rats are an Australian rock band from Brisbane, Queensland. Originally, the band formed as a duo, with Danny Beus on guitar and lead vocals and BC Michael Marks on drums and backing vocals. The band later became a three-piece, with Brett J ...

* "Up", a song by Justin Bieber from the 2010 album ''

My World 2.0 ''My World 2.0'' is the debut studio album by Canadian singer Justin Bieber. It was released on March 19, 2010, by Island Records. It is considered the second half of a two-piece project, being supplemented by Bieber's debut extended play '' My ...

'' * "Up!", a song by M83 from the 2008 album ''

Saturdays = Youth ''Saturdays = Youth'' is the fifth studio album by French electronic music band M83, released on 11 April 2008 by Virgin Records. The album was produced by Ken Thomas, with co-production by Ewan Pearson and M83 frontman Anthony Gonzalez. The al ...

'' * "Up", a song by Nav from the 2017 mixtape '' Nav'' * "Up", a song by Oneohtrix Point Never from the 2011 album '' Replica'' * "Up", a 2007 song by

Rob Crow Robertdale Rulon Crow Jr. (born February 21, 1971) is an American singer and musician from San Diego, California, known for his involvement with the bands Pinback, Heavy Vegetable, Physics, Optiganally Yours and Thingy. He has also led the band ...

* "Up", a song by Take That from the 2017 album '' Wonderland''

Television and film

Up (TV channel) UP TV (stylized as UPtv; formerly GMC TV and originally Gospel Music Channel) is an American basic cable television network that was founded to have a focus on gospel music. It has expanded into family-friendly original movies, series, and special ...

, formerly known as GMC * ''Up'' (TV program), on MSNBC * ''Up'' (TV series), a British documentary series following several people over their lives

Other media

* ''Up'' (video game), based on the Disney/Pixar film * ''Up!'', a musical comedy also known as ''

Via Galactica ''Via Galactica'' is a rock musical with a book by Christopher Gore and Judith Ross, lyrics by Gore, and music by Galt MacDermot. It marked the Broadway debut of actor Mark Baker. Originally entitled ''Up!'', it offers a futuristic story of soc ...

Businesses and organizations

Political parties

National Popular Party (Romania) The National Popular Party ( ro, Partidul Național Popular, PNP) was an antifascist political party in Romania, founded during World War II as the underground Union of Patriots (''Uniunea Patrioților'', UP). The latter had defined itself as a sp ...

, a Romanian political party, "Uniunea Patrioților" in Romanian *

Patriotic Union (Colombia) The Patriotic Union or UP (in Spanish: ''Unión Patriótica'') is a leftist, Colombian political party, founded by the FARC and the Colombian Communist Party in 1985, as part of the peace negotiations that the guerrillas held with the Conservative ...

, a Colombian political party *

Labour United Labour Union ( pl, Unia Pracy, ''UP'') is a minor social-democratic political party in Poland. It is a member of the Party of European Socialists (PES). History Labour Union was formed in June 1992. The party contested the 1993 parliamentary ...

, a Polish political party, "Unia Pracy" in Polish * Unidad Popular, a Chilean coalition of political parties * Unidade Popular, a Brazilian political party * United Party (disambiguation), any of several political parties *

Unity Party (disambiguation) The Unity Party is the name of several political parties around the world, including: Current-day parties with that name include: *Unity Party of America *Unity Party (Australia) * Unity Party (Azerbaijan) *Unity Party (Hungary, 2009) * Unity (Hai ...

, any of several political parties

Schools

Palacký University Olomouc Palacký University Olomouc is the oldest university in Moravia and the second-oldest in the Czech Republic. It was established in 1573 as a public university led by the Jesuit order in Olomouc, which was at that time the capital of Moravia an ...

, Czech Republic *

Panamerican University The Universidad Panamericana ( Spanish: ''Universidad Panamericana''), commonly known as UP, is a private Catholic university founded in Mexico City. It has four campuses: the main Mixcoac campus in the Benito Juarez borough of south-western Mexi ...

, Mexico, "Universidad Panamericana" in Spanish * Pedagogical University, Mozambique *

Umutara Polytechnic Umutara Polytechnic (UP) was a higher education institution in Rwanda. Founded in 2004, was located in the city of Nyagatare, capital of Nyagatare district in Eastern Province, Rwanda. UP started its first academic year on 2 May 2006 with 265 ...

, Rwanda *

University of Patras The University of Patras (UPatras; el, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών, ''Panepistímio Patrón'') is a public university in Patras, Greece. It is the third-largest university in Greece with respect to the size of the student body, the s ...

, Greece *

University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universitie ...

, United States *

University of the Philippines The University of the Philippines (UP; fil, Pamantasan ng Pilipinas Unibersidad ng Pilipinas) is a state university system in the Philippines. It is the country's national university, as mandated by Republic Act No. 9500 (UP Charter of 20 ...

, national university system of the Philippines **

University of the Philippines Diliman , image = University of The Philippines seal.svg , image_size = 175px , caption = Official Logo of UP Diliman , motto = Honor and Excellence , established = February 12, 194 ...

, its flagship university *

University of Phoenix University of Phoenix (UoPX) is a private for-profit university headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 1976, the university confers certificates and degrees at the certificate, associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree level ...

, United States *

University of Poitiers The University of Poitiers (UP; french: Université de Poitiers) is a public university located in Poitiers, France. It is a member of the Coimbra Group. It is multidisciplinary and contributes to making Poitiers the city with the highest studen ...

, France *

University of Portland , mottoeng = The truth will set you free , established = 1901 , type = Private university , religious_affiliation = Catholic (Congregation of Holy Cross) , endowment = $218 million , president = Robert D. Kelly , students = 3,731 (fall 20 ...

, United States * University of Porto, Portugal *

University of Potsdam The University of Potsdam is a public university in Potsdam, capital of the state of Brandenburg, Germany. It is mainly situated across three campuses in the city. Some faculty buildings are part of the New Palace of Sanssouci which is known ...

, Germany *

University of Pretoria The University of Pretoria ( af, Universiteit van Pretoria, nso, Yunibesithi ya Pretoria) is a multi-campus public research university in Pretoria, the administrative and de facto capital of South Africa. The university was established in 1908 ...

, South Africa

Other businesses and organizations

Up (airline) Up (styled as UP by EL AL) was a low-cost airline brand of Israeli El Al. El Al announced in January 2018 that UP will cease operations in October 2018 to be remerged into El Al. History On 26 November 2013, El Al unveiled its new low-cost airli ...

, a former low-cost airline * Bahamasair, IATA airline code UP *

Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , legally Union Pacific Railroad Company and often called simply Union Pacific, is a freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Paci ...

Union Pearson Express The Union Pearson Express (UP Express or UPX) is an airport rail link connecting Union Station in Downtown Toronto to Toronto Pearson International Airport. The UP Express began operation on 6 June 2015, in time for the 2015 Pan American Games. ...

, or UP Express, an airport rail link in Toronto, Canada *

United Press International United Press International (UPI) is an American international news agency whose newswires, photo, news film, and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations for most of the 20t ...

, a news agency * Abbreviation for

university press A university press is an academic publishing house specializing in monographs and scholarly journals. Most are nonprofit organizations and an integral component of a large research university. They publish work that has been reviewed by schola ...

* Up (Australian bank), a digital bank

Places

* -up, a suffix in Australian place names * United Provinces (disambiguation) *

University Park, Pennsylvania University Park (also referred to as Penn State University Park) is the name given to the Pennsylvania State University's main campus located in both State College and College Township, Pennsylvania, United States. The campus post office was ...

, United States *

University Park, Texas University Park is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States of America, in suburban Dallas. The population was 23,068 at the 2010 census. The city is home to Southern Methodist University. University Park is bordered on the north, east and we ...

, United States *

Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan – also known as Upper Michigan or colloquially the U.P. – is the northern and more elevated of the two major landmasses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan; it is separated from the Lower Peninsula by ...

, United States *

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

, India * Eup (administrative division)

Science, technology, and mathematics

Uncertainty principle In quantum mechanics, the uncertainty principle (also known as Heisenberg's uncertainty principle) is any of a variety of mathematical inequalities asserting a fundamental limit to the accuracy with which the values for certain pairs of physic ...

, a fundamental limit to measurement precision *

Unified Process The Unified Software Development Process or Unified Process is an iterative and incremental software development process framework. The best-known and extensively documented refinement of the Unified Process is the Rational Unified Process (R ...

, a software development process framework * Unrotated projectile, an anti-aircraft weapon *

UP (complexity) In complexity theory, UP (unambiguous non-deterministic polynomial-time) is the complexity class of decision problems solvable in polynomial time on an unambiguous Turing machine with at most one accepting path for each input. UP contains P and ...

* Up (game theory) *

Up quark The up quark or u quark (symbol: u) is the lightest of all quarks, a type of elementary particle, and a significant constituent of matter. It, along with the down quark, forms the neutrons (one up quark, two down quarks) and protons (two up quark ...

, in physics *

Upper Paleolithic The Upper Paleolithic (or Upper Palaeolithic) is the third and last subdivision of the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age. Very broadly, it dates to between 50,000 and 12,000 years ago (the beginning of the Holocene), according to some theories coin ...

, a stone age

Other uses

Volkswagen Up The Volkswagen Up (stylized as Volkswagen up!) is a city car, part of the Volkswagen Group New Small Family (NSF) series of models, unveiled at the 2011 International Motor Show Germany (IAA). Production of the Up started in December 2011 at th ...

, an automobile * Up, a cocktail term * Up, a

railroad direction Railroad directions are used to describe train directions on rail systems. The terms used may be derived from such sources as compass directions, altitude directions, or other directions. However, the railroad directions frequently vary from the ac ...

* Up, a term in sports designating one's turn, similar to " at bat" in baseball * Underpowered (game balance)

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