Glossary
Since its launch in 1997, Sweetwater’s Word for the Day feature has presented nearly 4,900 music and audio technology terms. Our definitions can help you cut through industry jargon, so you can understand what’s going on.
- U
- U-Boat
- UART
- UDF – Universal Disc Format
- UDMA
- UHF
- UI
- Ukulele
- UL
- Ultra ATA
- Ultra High Frequency
- Ultra SCSI
- Ultra Wide SCSI
- Ultra-Low Latency
- Ultra160 SCSI
- Ultra2 SCSI
- Ultra2 Wide SCSI
- Ultrasonic
- Umatic (1610/1630)
- Una Corda
- Unbalanced
- Unburst
- Uncolored
- Uncompressed
- Underscan
- Underwound
- Undo
- Unformatted Capacity
- Uni-Vibe
- Unibody
- Unidirectional
- Uninstall
- Uninstaller
- Uninterruptible Power Supply
- Unison
- Unity Gain
- Universal Binary
- Universal System Bus
- UNIX
- Unobtanium
- Unshadowed Ear
- UPC Barcode
- Update
- Upgrade
- Uplighting
- Upload
- Upper Bout
- UPS
- Upsample
- Upsampled
- Upsampling
- URL
- USB
- USB 2
- USB 3.0 A-Type
- USB 3.0 B-Type
- USB 3.0 C-Type
- USB Bus Power
- USB Client
- USB Drive
- USB Flash Drive
- USB Host
- USB Hub
- USB Key
- USB Micro Type A
- USB Micro Type B
- USB Mini B
- USB Port
- USB Stick
- USB Thumb Drive
- USB Type A Connection
- USB Type B Connection
- USB-C
- USB-IF
- User Data
- User Friendly
- User Interface
- User Preset
- Utility
- UV-22