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Green Glossary

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Ubiquitous

"Ubiquitous" is Latin for being present everywhere at once. It is now used to describe an environment in which a computer that is interconnected to networks is embedded in all kinds of objects (such as household appliances), although the user may have no idea that there is a computer involved.

Unit

The constitutional unit of a product made up of multiple parts.

Unit consumption

This is the amount of energy, water, etc., consumed and then converted into a standard unit per employee or per sale.

Unspecified chlorofluorocarbons

All chlorofluorocarbons other than specified chlorofluorocarbons.