Category: U

Any equipment or application that is designed to be easily understood and easy to use.

Law or laws at state level that protect individuals in resolving claims of insurance.

Symbolic language standard for mapping, specifying, documenting and constructing software components.

Standards to be followed when property is appraised.

Expense used to produce one unit of a service or good often an average cost.

Structured format used in exchange of electronic data governed by ISO9735.

Way to measure risk of the overall market with an unlevered company.

Accurate assessment of a company.

Informal but written bid or quote submitted with the initiative of the bidder.

Highest concentration of a vapor or gas in air that is able to be ignited by an ignition source. Higher concentrations are ‘too rich’ to burn. Also known as upper flammable limit.

Feature of new software and hardware letting it work with more powerful versions of software and hardware. See downward compatibility.

User Identification Device. Unique name given to the user of a database etc.

Contravening provisions of the consumer protection act that imposes prohibitions, duties and restrictions on the seller.

Federal code detailing the way bills from hospitals need to itemize all services given to each patient.

Change made in contract provisions with no consent from all parties involved.

US investment company investing in fixed portfolios of securities that are resold to investors through brokers.

Shipping company that delivers all over the world and is one of the largest shipping businesses. Found in 1907.

A firm’s cash flow shown to investor’s as a measure of performance that doesn’t take into account interest payments on debts outstanding.

Plan not qualifying for tax advantages as set by the Code.

goods and services that are bought by necessity and not want.