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Universal Life Church
The Universal Life Church (ULC) is a non-denominational religious organization founded by Kirby J. Hensley in Modesto, California, that ordains anyone aged 18 or older, free of charge, without requiring belief in God.
Universal Life Church Monastery
The Universal Life Church Monastery is a Seattle-based non-denominational church, incorporated in Washington State in 2006, that ordains ministers free online, mostly to perform weddings.
Universal life insurance
Universal life insurance, also known as a universal life policy, is a form of permanent life insurance introduced in 1979, combining term-like coverage with a savings account.
Universal machine-learning interatomic potentials
A universal machine-learning interatomic potential is a machine-learning force field trained on data spanning many elements, delivering near-DFT accuracy at a fraction of the cost.
Universal Manhood Suffrage Act
The Universal Manhood Suffrage Act (普通選挙法) was the popular name for the 1925 amendment of Japan's House of Representatives Election Law, which abolished the tax qualification for voting and expanded the electorate about fourfold.
Universal Media Disc
Universal Media Disc (UMD): Sony's 60 mm read-only optical disc, up to 1.8 GB, used only by the PlayStation Portable (2004) for games, movies, and music; standardized as ECMA-365; dropped by PS Vita.
Universal Military Service Statute of 1874
The Universal Military Service Statute of 1874 (Устав о воинской повинности 1874 года) was the Russian law approved by Alexander II replacing the recruitment levy with universal service.
Universal motor
A universal motor is a series-wound commutator motor that runs on either AC or DC supply at comparable speeds and torque, common in vacuum cleaners, drills, and mixers.
Universal motorcycle helmet law
A universal motorcycle helmet law requires all motorcycle riders and passengers to wear helmets regardless of age; by 2021, 18 states and DC had such laws.
Universal Music Canada
Universal Music Canada (UMC) is a Canadian record company headquartered in Toronto and a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, holding a 35% market share and home to AP Dhillon's releases since 2024.
Universal Music Germany
Universal Music Germany is the German arm of Universal Music Group, headquartered in Berlin since 2002 and led by Frank Briegmann, operating labels including Polydor, Electrola, and Deutsche Grammophon.
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group N.V. (UMG) is a Dutch-listed music company, the largest of the three major record companies, headquartered in Hilversum, the Netherlands, and operating in more than 60 territories.
Universal Music Group Nigeria (record label)
Universal Music Group Nigeria is the Nigerian division of Universal Music Group, launched from Lagos in 2018 and led since 2025 by Don Jazzy and Tega Oghenejobo.
Universal Music Japan
Universal Music Japan (ユニバーサルミュージックジャパン) is a major Japanese record company and the Japanese arm of Universal Music Group, founded in 1990 as PolyGram K.K. and based in Tokyo.
Universal Music Malaysia
Universal Music Malaysia is the Malaysian operation of Universal Music Group, based in Selangor and led by Managing Director Kim Lim, releasing Malay-language pop by Insomniacks, Yonnyboii, and Ernie Zakri.
Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League
The Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL) is a Black nationalist and Pan-African organization founded by Marcus Garvey in Jamaica in 1914, a major movement of people of African descent.
Universal Numbering System
Universal Numbering System (Universal/National Tooth Numbering System): ADA and HIPAA standard dental notation numbering permanent teeth 1-32 from upper right third molar and primary teeth A-T, with supernumerary teeth 51-82; standard in the United States.
Universal Orlando
Universal Orlando Resort: NBCUniversal/Comcast theme-park resort in Orlando, Florida. Four theme parks (Universal Studios Florida, Islands of Adventure, Epic Universe opened May 2025), Volcano Bay, CityWalk, 11 hotels; 20.6M visitors in 2024.
Universal Paperclips
Universal Paperclips (Frank Lantz, NYU Game Center, 2017) is a free browser incremental game about an AI maximizing paperclip production across three phases: manufacturing, drones, and space exploration, ending with the universe converted to clips.
Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures: Hollywood film studio founded by Carl Laemmle in 1912 as Universal Film Manufacturing Company; now an NBCUniversal/Comcast division, a major studio behind Jaws, Fast & Furious, and Jurassic World franchises.
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) is NBCUniversal's home video division, distributing Universal, Focus Features, and DreamWorks titles on digital and physical formats. Formerly MCA DiscoVision (1978) and MCA/Universal Home Video (1990); led by President Justin Che; 17.8% UK home entertainment share in 2025.
Universal Plug and Play
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is a set of networking protocols that lets devices on a local network discover and control each other without manual configuration.
Universal Postal Union
Universal Postal Union (UPU, Union postale universelle), UN specialized agency for the postal sector founded by the 1874 Treaty of Bern, headquartered in Berne with 192 members; coordinates international mail rules, standards, and terminal dues.
Universal precautions
Universal precautions are an infection control practice treating every patient's blood and certain body fluids as infectious for HIV and hepatitis B, formalized by the CDC in 1987.
Universal Primary Education (Nigeria)
Universal Primary Education (UPE) was a Nigerian federal program launched in September 1976 that made primary education free nationwide and compulsory from 1979, doubling enrollment.
Universal Product Code
The Universal Product Code (UPC), also called the UPC bar code, is the retail barcode symbology adopted in 1973 that lets scanners look up price and product information.
Universal property
A universal property, also called a universal mapping property, defines a mathematical object by unique morphisms from every object of its category rather than by internal construction.
Universal quantification
Universal quantification, marked by the universal quantifier ∀, is the logical operation asserting a formula holds of every object in a domain, one of the two standard quantifiers of predicate logic.
Universal Robots
Universal Robots is a Danish manufacturer of collaborative robot arms in Odense, founded in 2005; its UR5 was the first commercial cobot, sold in 2008.
Universal Soil Loss Equation
The Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) is an empirical model that estimates long-term average annual soil loss from sheet and rill erosion using six factors for rainfall, soil, topography, cover, and support practices.