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UNIX
A computer operating system. UNIX is designed to be used by many
people at the same time and has TCP/IP built-in. It is the most common
operating system for servers on the Internet.
Upload
Sending a file from your system to a server or to someone else's computer.
URL
Uniform Resource Locator: The standard way to display an address on
the World Wide Web (WWW). A URL is accessed through a Web
browser and looks like this: http://www.verio.com
Usage Statistics
Statistics that describe the traffic or data transferred from one's web site. These statistics are usually generated by one's web hosting service. The statistics categories may include "visitors per month," "monthly amount of data transferred," "unique visitors per day," and more.
User ID
This is the account reference name sent to you in the Account Activation Letter.
When you need to log on to your site, you will use this item. A User ID is sometimes referred to as a "user name".
UUENCODE
UNIX to UNIX Encoding: A method for converting files from Binary to
ASCII so that they can be sent across the Internet via email.
See Also: MIME