"UGC" meaning in English

See UGC in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} UGC
  1. (astronomy) Initialism of Uppsala General Catalogue. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Uppsala General Catalogue
    Sense id: en-UGC-en-name-YXfDSZdR Categories (other): Astronomy, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 34 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} UGC (uncountable)
  1. (Internet, social media) Initialism of user-generated content. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: user-generated content
    Sense id: en-UGC-en-noun-oK6AdZwq Categories (other): Internet, Social media
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