Entries - U
UFO |
Unidentified Falling Object Read more |
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ultra |
no hyphen Read more |
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under way |
not "underway" Read more |
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underdeveloped |
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underestimate |
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undersea |
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underserved |
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underutilise |
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UNESCO |
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization Not "Unesco" Acronym doesn’t need spelling out for the CERN Courier Read more |
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unidirectional |
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units |
All SI units are lower case when spelled out: metre (m), kilogram (kg), second (s), ampere (A), kelvin (K), candela (cd), mole (mol). Note: The tesla is the SI-derived unit of magnetic flux density. It has a lower-case "t" when spelled out, though its symbol is an upper-case "T". Spell them out on first mention, then use the symbol. I weigh 75 kilograms. Last month I gained 4 kg after I stopped running 5 kilometres every morning. Read more |
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universe |
not capitalised Read more |
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Universe |
Upper case when referring to our Universe, otherwise lower case Read more |
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up to date (pred.); up-to-date (adj.) |
no hyphen Read more |
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updated |
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upgrade (noun and verb); upgradable |
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uplink |
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upload |
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URLs |
Where it is useful to advertise a URL (in printed materials, for instance) use the following format: cern.ch/[sitename] Example: cern.ch/writing-guidelines (note that this resolves to test-static-04.web.cern.ch, which is less easy for new users to remember). Notes Read more |
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US |
Not USA. There is hardly every any need to spell out United States, even at first mention. America is preferable in some contexts (“God bless the US” would sound silly). It is permissible to use "American" instead of "US" as an adjective. Read more |
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usability |
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usable |
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user-friendly (adj.); user-friendliness |
use hyphen Read more |
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Users Office |
not "Users’ Office" Read more |
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