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U, or u, is the twenty-first letter of the English alphabet. U may also refer to:


Science


Mathematics

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union (set theory) In set theory, the union (denoted by ∪) of a collection of Set (mathematics), sets is the set of all element (set theory), elements in the collection. It is one of the fundamental operations through which sets can be combined and related to e ...
* U-set, a
set of uniqueness In mathematics, a set of uniqueness is a concept relevant to trigonometric expansions which are not necessarily Fourier series. Their study is a relatively pure branch of harmonic analysis. Definition A subset ''E'' of the circle is called a set ...
* U, the
unitary group Unitary may refer to: Mathematics * Unitary divisor * Unitary element * Unitary group * Unitary matrix * Unitary morphism * Unitary operator * Unitary transformation * Unitary representation * Unitarity (physics) * ''E''-unitary inverse semi ...


Chemistry

*
Uranium Uranium is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol, symbol U and atomic number 92. It is a silvery-grey metal in the actinide series of the periodic table. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons. Ura ...
, symbol U, a chemical element * u, the
Dalton (unit) The dalton or unified atomic mass unit (symbols: Da or u, respectively) is a unit of mass defined as of the mass of an Bound state, unbound neutral atom of carbon-12 in its nuclear and electronic ground state and invariant mass, at rest. It is ...
, a unified atomic mass unit to express atomic and molecular masses


Astronomy

* U, ultraviolet magnitude, in a
UBV photometric system __NOTOC__ The UBV photometric system (from ''Ultraviolet, Blue, Visual''), also called the Johnson system (or Johnson-Morgan system), is a photometric system usually employed for classifying stars according to their colors. It was the first stan ...
* U, an October 16 through 31 discovery in the provisional designation of a
comet A comet is an icy, small Solar System body that warms and begins to release gases when passing close to the Sun, a process called outgassing. This produces an extended, gravitationally unbound atmosphere or Coma (cometary), coma surrounding ...
* U (trans-Neptunian object), 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 199 ...
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 A CubeSat is a class of small satellite with a form factor of cubes. CubeSats have a mass of no more than per unit,, url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5418c831e4b0fa4ecac1bacd/t/5f24997b6deea10cc52bb016/1596234122437/CDS+REV14+2020-07-3 ...
* U,
universal Turing machine In computer science, a universal Turing machine (UTM) is a Turing machine capable of computing any computable sequence, as described by Alan Turing in his seminal paper "On Computable Numbers, with an Application to the Entscheidungsproblem". Co ...


Biology

* U, abbreviation for
uracil Uracil () (nucleoside#List of nucleosides and corresponding nucleobases, symbol U or Ura) is one of the four nucleotide bases in the nucleic acid RNA. The others are adenine (A), cytosine (C), and guanine (G). In RNA, uracil binds to adenine via ...
* U, mitochondrial haplogroup U


Other scientific uses

* U, a common notation for
potential energy In physics, potential energy is the energy of an object or system due to the body's position relative to other objects, or the configuration of its particles. The energy is equal to the work done against any restoring forces, such as gravity ...
* U, the middle of an edge joining a hexagonal and a square face of the
Brillouin zone In mathematics and solid state physics, the first Brillouin zone (named after Léon Brillouin) is a uniquely defined primitive cell in reciprocal space Reciprocal lattice is a concept associated with solids with translational symmetry whic ...
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 energy of the system as a state function, measured as the quantity of energy necessary to bring the system from its standard internal state to its present internal state of interest, accoun ...
, 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 The enzyme unit, or international unit for enzyme (symbol U, sometimes also IU) is a unit of enzyme's catalytic activity. 1 U (μmol/min) is defined as the amount of the enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of one micro mole of substrate pe ...
**
International unit In pharmacology, the international unit (IU) is a unit of measurement for the effect or biological activity of a substance, for the purpose of easier comparison across similar ''forms'' of substances. International units are used to quantify vi ...
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 ...
, an uncommon amino acid containing selenium * u, the alternative abbreviation for the SI prefix "
micro- ''Micro'' (Greek letter μ, Mu (letter), mu, non-Italic type, italic) is a metric prefix, unit prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of one millionth (10−6). It comes from the Ancient Greek, Greek word (), meaning "small". It is the ...
" when the Greek letter mu (μ) is not available *U or U-value, the symbol for the
overall heat transfer coefficient Overalls or bib-and-brace overalls, also called dungarees in British English, are a type of garment usually used as protective clothing when working. The garments are commonly referred to as a "pair of overalls" by analogy with "pair of trousers ...
or
thermal transmittance Thermal transmittance is the rate of transfer of heat through matter. The thermal transmittance of a material (such as insulation or concrete) or an assembly (such as a wall or window) is expressed as a R-value (insulation)#U-factor.2FU-value, U- ...


Transportation

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U Line The U Line is a driverless, fully automatic, grade-separated light metro line in Uijeongbu, Seoul Capital Area, South Korea. The "U" is short for the city Uijeongbu. The line uses Véhicule Automatique Léger (VAL) 208 trains built by Siemen ...
, also known as the Uijeongbu Line, a light metro line in Seoul *
Transilien Line U Transilien Line U, also known as "La Défense - La Verrière" or more often simply "ligne U", is a tangential commuter train link, which serves the western Paris region from La Défense. It links the Paris's business district of La Défense to ...
, a line of the Paris transport network *
U (Los Angeles Railway) U was a streetcar line in Los Angeles, California. Also referred to as the University Line, it provided service to the University of Southern California. History The Los Angeles Consolidated Electric Railway University Line dates to November 12 ...
, a former streetcar line in Los Angeles *
Yurikamome , formerly the , is an automated guideway transit service operated by ''Yurikamome, Inc.'' in Tokyo, Japan. It connects Shimbashi Station, Shimbashi to Toyosu Station, Toyosu, via the artificial island of Odaiba, a market in which it competes with ...
, an automated guideway line in Tokyo, labeled * The official West Japan Railway Company service symbol for: **
Sakurai Line The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in Nara Prefecture. It connects Nara Station, Nara on the Yamatoji Line to Takada Station (Nara), Takada on the Wakayama Line, with some services continuing on the Wakayama L ...
. ** Kibi Line.


Music

* '' ’u’'', the first opera in the Klingon language * "U" (Kendrick Lamar song), 2015 * "U" (Super Junior song), 2006 * ''U'' (Incredible String Band album), 1970 * ''U'' (NiziU album), 2021 * ''U'' (Tourist album), 2016 album by Tourist * "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 ...
'' * "U", a song by Pearl Jam on their album ''
Lost Dogs Lost Dogs are an American musical supergroup formed in 1991, comprising vocalists, songwriters, and guitarists from multiple Christian alternative rock bands. Their current lineup includes Terry Scott Taylor ( Daniel Amos, The Swirling Eddi ...
'' * "U", a song by Stray Kids on their mixtape '' Hop'' * "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) Treasure (; ; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed in 2019 by YG Entertainment through ''YG Treasure Box'' (2018–2019); and consists of 10 members: Choi Hyun-suk, Jihoon, Yoshi, Junkyu, Yoon Jae-hyuk, Asahi, Doyoung, Harut ...
, released in 2022


People

* An honorific used in
Burmese names Burmese names () lack the serial structure of most Western names. Like other Mainland Southeast Asian people (except Vietnamese), the people of Myanmar have no customary matronymic or patronymic naming system and no tradition of surnames. Alt ...
* An alternative spelling of Woo (Korean surname), including a list of people with that family name * An alternative spelling of Woo (Korean given name), including a list of people with that given name *
U of Goryeo U (25 July 1365 – 31 December 1389) ruled Goryeo (Korea) as the 32nd king from 1374 until 1388. He was the only son of King Gongmin. Cultural background In the thirteenth century, Mongol forces had invaded China and established the Yuan dy ...
(1363–1389), king of Goryeo (Korea), often called King Woo


Places

* U, Federated States of Micronesia *
Ü-Tsang Ü-Tsang (དབུས་གཙང་། Wylie; dbus gtsang) is one of the three Tibetan regions, the others being Amdo to the northeast and Kham to the east. Geographically Ü-Tsang covers the Yarlung Tsanpo drainage basin, the western dist ...
, one of three historical provinces of Tibet **
Ü (region) Ü () is a geographic division and a historical region in Tibet. Together with Ü-Tsang, Tsang (, ), it forms Central Tibet Ü-Tsang (, ), which is one of the three Tibetan regions or ''cholka'' (). The other two ''cholka'' are Kham (, ) (Dotod) ...
, a particular region of Ü-Tsang


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. I ...
in the International Phonetic Alphabet * U language, 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) U (У у; italics: ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. It commonly represents the close back rounded vowel , somewhat like the pronunciation of in "boot" or "rule". The forms of the Cyrillic letter U are similar to the lowercase of th ...
, a letter of the Cyrillic script *
U (kana) U (hiragana: う, katakana: ウ) 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 the ...
, 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 class, middle and lower classes, was part of the terminology of popular discourse of social dialects (sociolects) in UK, Britain in the 1950s ...
, sociolectal varieties of British English * Ս, glyph for the Armenian letter se * ''u'', an abbreviation for "
you In Modern English, the word "''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 ...
" in computer chats * U-, a prefix used for German
submarine A submarine (often shortened to sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. (It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability.) The term "submarine" is also sometimes used historically or infor ...
s during World War II * U, a title roughly equal to "Mister" in Burmese * 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 A content rating (also known as maturity rating) rates the suitability of TV shows, movies, comic books, or video games to this primary targeted audience. A content rating usually places a media source into one of a number of different categories, ...
used in the following countries: ** United Kingdom, issued by the
British Board of Film Classification The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is a non-governmental organization, non-governmental organisation founded by the British film industry in 1912 and responsible for the national classification and censorship of films exhibited ...
** India, issued by the
Central Board of Film Certification The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is a statutory Motion picture content rating system, film-certification body in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of ...
** Malaysia, issued by the
Film Censorship Board of Malaysia The Film Censorship Board of Malaysia ( Malay: ''Lembaga Penapis Filem'') is a Malaysian government ministry that vets films. It is under the control of the Ministry of Home Affairs. History and legislative regulations LPF was established on 1 ...
** France, documented at Censorship in France ** India, Latvia, Malta, Mauritius and Slovakia, documented at
Motion picture content rating system A motion picture content rating system classifies films based on their suitability for audiences due to their treatment of issues such as sex, violence, or substance abuse, their use of profanity, or other matters typically deemed unsuitable for ...
and
Television content rating system Television content rating systems are systems for Content rating, evaluating the content and reporting the suitability of television programmes for Minor (law), minors. Many countries have their own television evaluation, rating system and coun ...
*
U (TV channel) TVNZ U, more known as 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 con ...
, 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 par ...
'' *The American Spanish-language network
Univisión Univision () is an American Spanish-language terrestrial television, free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. It is the United States' largest provider of Spanish-language content. The network's programming is aimed at the L ...
has the U logo *
U (streaming service) Internet properties established in 2014 Video on demand services 2014 establishments in the United Kingdom UKTV Streaming television in the United Kingdom ...
, (formerly UKTV Play) a free British streaming service owned by UKTV


Other uses

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University A university () is an educational institution, institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly ...
, commonly abbreviated "U" *
U Mobile U Mobile Sdn. Bhd. (223969-U) is a Malaysian Telecommunications service provider, mobile telecommunications service provider and was founded in 1998 as MiTV Networks. U Mobile is a wholly owned subsidiary of U Television, Ansat Broadcast Sdn. ...
, 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 thread A screw thread is a helical structure used to convert between rotational and linear movement or force. A screw thread is a ridge wrapped around a cylinder or cone in the fo ...
, a U-shaped metal fastener * Ⓤ, (U inside a circle),
hechsher A hechsher or hekhsher (; "prior approval"; plural: ''hechsherim'') is a rabbinical product certification, qualifying items (usually foods) that conform to the requirements of halakha, Jewish religious law. Forms A hechsher may be a printed an ...
or kosher certification by the Orthodox Union * U, =U= or -U-, symbol for
Ustaše The Ustaše (), also known by anglicised versions Ustasha or Ustashe, was a Croats, Croatian fascist and ultranationalist organization active, as one organization, between 1929 and 1945, formally known as the Ustaša – Croatian Revolutionar ...
Croatian movement * Nickname for football teams: ** La U or
Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes is a Peruvian sports club based in Lima, which has Association football, soccer as its main activity. It also has women's football, volleyball and basketball sections. The football team, popularly known as Universi ...
, Peru ** Universitatea Cluj, Romania * U, the color blue in '' Magic: The Gathering'' *
Wii U The Wii U ( ) is a home video game console developed by Nintendo as the successor to the Wii. Released in late 2012, it is the first eighth-generation video game console and competed with Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's PlayStation 4. The W ...
, the sixth Nintendo video game home console, released in 2012 *
Uniform A uniform is a variety of costume worn by members of an organization while usually participating in that organization's activity. Modern uniforms are most often worn by armed forces and paramilitary organizations such as police, emergency serv ...
, the military time zone code for UTC−08:00 * '' "U" Is for Undertow'', the twenty-first novel in Sue Grafton's "Alphabet" mystery series, published in 2009 *
Underscore An underscore or underline is a line drawn under a segment of text. In proofreading, underscoring is a convention that says "set this text in italic type", traditionally used on manuscript or typescript as an instruction to the printer. Its ...
, originally invoked in HTML using * U, a brand of menstrual hygiene products by
Kotex Kotex (; ) is an American brand of menstrual hygiene products, which includes the Kotex maxi, thin and ultra-thin pads, the Security tampons, and the Lightdays pantiliners. Most recently, the company has added U by Kotex to its menstrual hyg ...
* U, the logo for
Unilever Unilever PLC () is a British multinational consumer packaged goods company headquartered in London, England. It was founded on 2 September 1929 following the merger of Dutch margarine producer Margarine Unie with British soap maker Lever B ...


See also

* The U (disambiguation) * U class (disambiguation) * You (disambiguation) {{disambiguation