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Undelete:
To bring back a deleted item. Also an Undelete program. Originally devised as part of utility packages such as Norton and PC Tools, it is now standard with all operating systems.


Undo:
This allows users to go back one or more steps to return to the state a document or other work was in before an operation was carried out.


Uninterruptable Power Supply:
(UPS) This is a battery standby power supply that will allow a user to save work and shut down a system should the main power fail.


Unix:
(You-Nicks) A command-line operating system developed by AT&T in the early 1970s. Linux was developed from it.


Upload:
To transfer data to a serveror portable computer device.


User Interface:
All the features of a program or system that govern the manner by which people interact with it.


Utility:
A program that improves the operability of a computer system or provides additional features.

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