Glossary

1.2.21 Glossary - U

Universal Naming Convention. Universal Naming Convention UNC) is a path that describes the location of a volume, directory, or file.

Universal Time Coordinated. Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) is the Greenwich mean time or time and date considering local time offset. With Etere, users can manage two different UTC times, which is helpful for shared schedules without time leaps.

Uplink. An uplink is the portion of a communications link used to transmit signals from an Earth terminal to a satellite or airborne platform.

Upload. An upload is storing a media file from a server in the Archive. It's the reverse process of the download. With Etere, users can upload media files anytime through a workflow using Etere Data Mover or via the web using EtereWeb.