U

underlining

Do not use underlining. For guidelines on how to emphasize information, see "italic" on page 35.

United States (U.S.)

Note the periods in the abbreviation.

unit in the last place (ULP)

The plural of unit in the last place is units in the last place, while the plural of the abbreviation is ulps. Spell out on first occurrence.

units of measure

See the Appendix for general guidelines and abbreviations. See also individual entries for abbreviations of specific units of measure.

UNIX

Note capitalization. See Legal Guidelines for current trademark information and a list of trademarks.

unselect

(verb) Do not use. Instead, use deselect.

uppercase

(modifier, noun)

user

The preferred term for the person who makes use of Taligent's products, in most cases a developer. Also see "end user" on page 23.

user interface (UI)

Do not use this term. Instead, use human interface.

user name

(noun)


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