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u- pref. Written shorthand for {micro-}; techspeak when applied to metric units, jargon when used otherwise. Derived from the Greek letter µ the first letter of "micro" (and which letter looks a lot like the English letter "u").
UBD /U·B·D/, n. [abbreviation for 'User Brain Damage'] An abbreviation used to close out trouble reports obviously due to utter cluelessness on the user's part. Compare {pilot error}, {PEBKAC}, {ID10T}; oppose {PBD}; see also {brain-damaged}.
UBE n. [abbrev., Unsolicited Bulk Email] A widespread, more formal term for email {spam}. Compare {UCE}. The UBE term recognizes that spam is uttered by nonprofit and advocacy groups whose motives are not commercial.
ubergeek n., /oo´ber·geek/. [common; often spelled with initial ü; from German über + {geek}] Almost synonymous with {demigod}; used as a compliment of someone regarded as a paragon of {geek} achievement and virtue. Has partially replaced earlier {demigod}.
UCE n. [abbrev., Unsolicited Commercial Email] A widespread, more formal term for email {spam}. Compare {UBE}, which may be superseding it.
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