UDRP (Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy)

UDRP is an acronym for Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy, and refers to the policy set forth by ICANN to resolve domain name disputes in the case of trademark infringement or abusive registrations.  If the complainant wins a UDRP case, the domain may be transferred to them.  If the respondent wins …
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Unicode

Unicode is a universal encoding scheme to enable the use of characters from all over the world such as those used in Japan, China, Germany, France, and even hieroglyphics. Originally, domain names were constrained to ASCII characters.  The Unicode system is one of the pieces necessary to enable Internationalized Domain …
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Unique-Visitors

Unique visitor is the term used to refer to the number of users who have not visited a web page or web site previously, or have not visited within a specified timeframe.  Most web site statistics programs count a user as a unique visitor if it is the first time …
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Upload

Upload is the term used to describe the act of transferring a file to a computer server through a network (i.e. the Internet).  For example, you upload a file when you add content to your web site, or add files to your FTP account.…
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URL (Uniform Resource Locator)

URL is the acronym for Uniform Resource Locator although the full term is rarely used.  A URL is the address a user would enter in order to navigate to any document, resource, or web page on the Internet.  To most people, a domain name refers to the web site itself, …
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USPTO

USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) is the U.S. Federal agency that is responsible for managing all U.S. patents and trademarks. You can find them online at http://www.uspto.gov…
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uTLD (Unsponsored Top-Level Domain)

uTLD is the acronym used for Unsponsored Top-Level Domain and refers to a TLD that has no sponsoring organization behind it, but instead the policies are applied by ICANN.  This term is rarely used in passing conversation, and only referenced when distinguishing between sponsored and unsponsored TLDs.  Examples of uTLDs …
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