"UAC" meaning in English

See UAC in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} UAC
  1. (computing, Microsoft Windows) Initialism of User Account Control: a technology that limits application software to standard user privileges until an administrator authorizes further privileges. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: User Account Control (extra: a technology that limits application software to standard user privileges until an administrator authorizes further privileges) Categories (topical): Computing, Microsoft
    Sense id: en-UAC-en-name-1zmH-gHk Disambiguation of Microsoft: 92 8 Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 83 17 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Noun

Forms: UACs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} UAC (plural UACs)
  1. Initialism of unaccompanied alien child: a child sent to cross an international border without a formal adult guardian. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: unaccompanied alien child (extra: a child sent to cross an international border without a formal adult guardian)
    Sense id: en-UAC-en-noun-1q0tYaXQ

Inflected forms

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