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References are to paragraph numbers except where specified as table, figure (fig.), or page number (p.). Page numbers in the online edition link directly to terms in the glossary.
- ultra, as prefix, 7.89 (sec. 4)
- un, as prefix, 7.89 (sec. 4)
- uncertainties, 12.60
- undated works, n.d. (no date) for, 10.42, 14.145, 14.263, 15.18, 15.44, 15.50, 15.54. See also access dates; publication date
- under, as prefix, 7.89 (sec. 4)
- underlining (underscore), 2.15, 2.80, 2.84, 2.97, 7.51, 12.63, 12.65, 13.8
- underscore. See underlining
- unexpressed (blind) folios, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.39, 1.46, 1.49, 3.6, p. 980
- Unicode standard
- characters not available in, 2.16, 2.137
- defined, p. 989
- directional or “smart” quotes, 6.115, 6.117
- en dash and minus sign distinguished, 6.84
- and generic markup, 2.81
- and IPA notation, 11.22
- mathematical signs and symbols, 12.9, 12.12, table 12.1
- non-Latin alphabets, 11.2, 11.72–73, 11.90, 11.110, 11.115, 11.122, tables 11.2–5
- “smart” apostrophes, 6.115, 6.117
- spaces defined in, 6.120, 6.121
- special characters with Latin alphabet, 11.2, 11.21, 11.22, table 11.1
- uniform resource locators. See URLs
- unions, 8.70, 9.49
- United Kingdom
- CIP (Cataloging-in-Publication) data, 1.34
- currency, 9.20, 9.22, 9.25
- Greenwich mean time, 10.41
- legal and public documents, 14.297–303; command papers, 14.302; legal cases, 14.298; parliamentary debates, 14.301; parliamentary publications, 14.299; resources on, 14.297, 14.300; statutes, 14.300; unpublished documents, 14.303
- units of measurement, 10.67
- See also British style
- United Nations, 8.62, 14.290, 14.304, 14.305
- United States
- legal and public documents: bills and resolutions, 14.283; congressional reports and documents, 14.285; debates before 1873, 14.287; debates since 1873, 14.286; hearings, 14.284; legal cases, 14.277–79; legislation, 14.282, 14.288; municipal ordinances and state laws, 14.288; presidential documents, 14.289; secondary sources on, 14.291; unpublished, 14.292
- as word, 7.20, 10.32
- See also governmental entities; legal and public documents; states (US); and headings beginning with US
- United States Code (U.S.C.), 14.282, 14.289
- units of measurement
- abbreviations for, 10.51–59; derived units, 10.57, 10.60; grams, 10.55; non-SI units accepted by SI, 10.59; numbers with, 7.89 (sec. 1), 9.16–17; periods with, 10.64; plurals of, 10.65, 10.67; prefixes, 9.10, 9.11, 10.49, 10.55, 10.56; referred to as symbols in SI, 10.2; repeated quantities, 9.17; SI, generally, 10.51, 10.52; SI base units, 10.54; in tables, 3.56, fig. 3.12; technical, list of, 10.49; US measure, 10.64–68
- length, area, and volume, 10.66
- numbers with, 7.44, 9.16–17, 10.49
- plurals of, 9.19, 10.65, 10.67, 10.68
- spacing with, 6.119, 6.121, 7.44, 9.16
- symbols for, 3.56, 9.16–17, 10.52, 10.54–58, fig. 3.12
- in tables, 3.56, figs. 3.12–13
- United Kingdom, 10.67
- weight and capacity, 10.67
- See also numbers
- Universal Product Code. See bar codes
- universities
- abbreviation of term, 10.42, 14.134, 15.15
- names of, 8.68
- nonexclusive licenses claimed by, 4.67
- in publishers’ names, 14.134
- student status terms, 8.29
- See also academic concerns
- unless, 5.201
- unpublished and informally published materials
- copyright, 4.26, 4.48
- defined, 14.146
- fair use of, 4.88
- permissions for, 2.2, 2.3, 4.81, 13.3
- preprints, 1.113, 14.173, p. 985
- source citations for: article not yet accepted, 14.146, 14.172; books not under contract, 14.146, 15.45; dissertations and theses, 14.215; file format noted for, 14.225; generally, 14.216; interviews and personal communications, 14.211–12, 14.214, 15.53; lectures, papers, and posters presented at meetings, 14.217; legal-style citations, 14.292, 14.296, 14.303; manuscript collections, 14.221–31, 14.255, 15.54; musical works, 14.256; permanent records retained by author, 14.15, 14.207, 14.209; preprints, 14.173; private documents, 14.219; websites and blogs, 14.205–10, 15.51
- titles of, 8.188, 14.216
- working papers, 14.218
- See also blogs and blog posts; dissertations and theses; interviews and discussions; legal and public documents; letters (correspondence); manuscript collections; personal communications; websites and web pages
- until, 5.202, 9.60
- up, in compound terms, 7.89 (sec. 2)
- Upanishads, 8.103, 14.241
- uppercase, p. 989. See also capitalization; capital letters
- “up style.” See headline-style capitalization
- URLs (uniform resource locators)
- abbreviation of, 10.49
- additional publishing information with, 14.7
- on copyright page, fig. 1.1
- cross-checking of, 2.3, 2.32, 2.34
- defined, p. 989
- DOI-based URLs defined, 1.33, 1.79, 14.8
- embedded in electronic publications, 1.121
- and line breaks, 2.13, 6.113, 7.46, 14.18
- manuscript preparation guidelines, 2.3, 2.13
- permalinks, 14.9, 14.15
- recommended use in citations, 14.6, 14.16, 14.161, 15.4
- resources on, 14.6n1
- short forms for, 14.10
- for specific types of material: abstracts, 14.186; artworks, 14.235; blogs, 15.51; book reviews, 14.202; books, 14.100, 14.161; databases, vs. names, 14.9, 14.11, 14.161, 14.164, 14.175; dissertations and theses, 14.215; electronic mailing list subjects and threads, 14.210; electronic supplementary data, 14.112, 14.187; individual reference entries, 14.234; interviews, 14.213; journal articles, 1.83, 14.23, 14.175, 15.9 (see also journal articles, source citations for); journal home pages, 1.84; journal special issues and supplements, 14.178–79; lectures and papers, 14.217; legal and public documents, 14.270, 14.276, 14.305; magazine articles, 14.189; manuscript collections, 14.221; multimedia content, 14.261; newspaper articles, 14.191; online reference works, 14.233; periodicals, generally, 14.164–65; publications in multiple formats, 14.16; scanned electronic editions, 14.162; scientific databases, 14.257; social media content, 14.10, 14.209; standards, 14.259
- treatment in text: hyphenation, 2.13, 7.46, 14.18; line breaks, 2.13, 6.113, 7.46, 14.18; punctuation, 2.13, 6.8, 6.104, 6.112, 7.46, 14.17–18; syntax, 14.17
- as website identifier, 8.191
- See also access dates; DOIs; electronic publications; hyperlinks
- usage. See word usage
- US Congress
- abbreviations for, 14.281, 14.283
- bills and resolutions, 14.283
- copyright provisos of, 4.26, 4.29, 4.40
- debates before 1873, 14.287
- debates since 1873, 14.286
- documents and reports, 14.285
- hearings, 14.284
- members of, 8.22
- numbered electoral districts, 9.46
- numbers for successive terms and sessions, 9.45
- presidential vetoes, 14.289
- terms for, 8.62
- See also acts and treaties; legal and public documents
- US Constitution, 8.80, 9.28, 14.280
- US Copyright Office, 4.4, 4.19, 4.27, 4.47–50, 4.82. See also copyright
- use-case documents, 2.138, 2.139
- user interface specifications, 2.139
- US House of Representatives, 8.22, 8.62, 14.281, 14.283. See also US Congress
- US ISSN Center, 1.32
- US Postal Service, 10.33, 10.34. See also postal codes
- US Senate, 8.22, 8.62, 14.281, 14.283. See also US Congress
- US Supreme Court, 4.93, 14.277
- US vs. United States, 10.32
- UTC (coordinated universal time), 10.41
- Uzbek language, 11.70