Spamlaws Glossary

Terms that start with U

A communications protocol that provides limited service when messages are exchanged between computers. These limitations are placed on networks using Internet Protocol.
UDP, User Datagram Protocol
To transfer information from one system to another. Process usually details sending data from an operating system to a server.
Upload
The act of blocking specific URLs or domains from a network. It is often associated with content filtering.
URL Blocking
The unique address for a file or program on the internet. A URL is often called a web address.
URL, Uniform Resource Locator
A set of standards in Unix programming. It allows users to transfer data between different Unix systems.
UUCP
A standard set for encoding data. It also converts files from a binary state into a set of text characters.
Uuencode