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UART Universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter. An interface device for serial/parallel conversion, buffering, and adding check bits.

UJT Unijunction transistor.

UL Underwriters Laboratories (an approval agency).

USART Universal synchronous/asynchronous receiver/transmitter. A UART with the added capability for synchronous data communication.

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