UID

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UID may refer to:

  • Unique identifier for a specific User of a computer system
  • User identifier (Unix), a code identifying each user on a Unix and Unix-like systems
  • User interface design, device design with the focus on the user's experience and interaction
  • Ulster Institute for the Deaf
  • Unintelligent Design, a satirical reaction to the Intelligent Design movement
  • PubMed 'Unique Identifier' parameter designating specific scientific publication abstracts; see PMID
  • 'Unit IDentification light', a light found on all HP/Compaq DL servers that allows users to distinguish which server they are working on in a server rack
  • 'Unique Item Identifier', a specific value in the Item Unique Identification system used by the United States Department of Defense for the identification of accountable equipment according to DoD Instruction 5000.64
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