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1. ublock (Score: 0)
   The area of a process (user area) that contains the private data about the process that only the kernel may access...
2. UDP (Score: 0)
   User Datagram protocol. An unreliable protocol that is used transmit data from one process to another across a {ne...
3. UID (Score: 0)
   User ID. The number used to identify a specific user.
4. umask (Score: 0)
   A mask that controls the permissions assigned to new files as they are create. Also file creation mask.
5. UNIX (Score: 0)
   An operating system originally developed at Bell Laboratories.
6. unload (Score: 0)
   To remove a program from memory.
7. upgrade (Score: 0)
   To change a component to a better, typically newer version. Can refer to both hardware and software.
8. UPS (Score: 0)
   Uninterrupted Power Supply.
9. URL (Score: 0)
   Uniform Resource Locator. A 'network extension' to the standard filename concept. This allows access to files and dire...
10. user account (Score: 0)
    The environment under which a user gains access to the system. This includes the logname, shell, home directory, e...
11. user equivalence (Score: 0)
    The process by which accounts on two system are considered equal and authentication is not longer required for certain...
12. user mode (Score: 0)
    The state of a CPU when it is executing the code for a user program that is accessing its own data space.
13. user name (Score: 0)
    The name you use to gain access to the system. Also logname or login name.
14. utility (Score: 0)
    Any command that performs more than just a simply function. An example would be fdisk as you can use it to create, del...
15. UUCP (Score: 0)
    UNIX-to-UNIX Copy. A set of programs and protocols used to transfer files across serial lines, as well as perf...