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{{Wiktionary|UID}}
'''UID''' may refer to:
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==Identifying numbers==
* [[Unique identifier]] and instances or systems thereof

===In computing===
* Unique identifier for a specific [[User (computing)|user of a computer system]] 
* ''Unique ID'' for the [[Mifare]] series of chips (integrated circuits) used in contactless smart cards and proximity cards. 
* ''Unique ID'' of a message in a folder on an [[IMAP]] server
* [[User identifier (Unix)]], a code identifying each user on a Unix and Unix-like systems
* [[Globally unique identifier]] (GUID)
* [[Universally unique identifier]] (UUID)

===In other areas===
* PubMed 'Unique Identifier' parameter (PMID) designating specific scientific publication abstracts ([[PubMed#PubMed identifier|PubMed § PubMed identifier]])
* 'Unique Item Identifier', a specific value in the IUID ([[Item Unique Identification]]) system used by the United States Department of Defense for the identification of accountable equipment according to DoD Instruction 5000.64
* [[Aadhaar]] number, originally the Unique Identification Number, an initiative of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) of the Indian government to create a unique ID for every Indian resident
* uID Center, a nonprofit organization in Tokyo, Japan, responsible for the [[Ucode system]] for uniquely identifying real-world objects electronically
* German for: "UID = Umsatzsteuer Identifikation" (English: [[VAT identification number]], VAT = value-added tax)

==Organizations==
* [[Ulster Institute for the Deaf]]
* [[Umeå Institute of Design]]
* [[Unitedworld Institute of Design]], college in India

==Other uses==
* [[Unidentified decedent]], a deceased person whose body has not yet been identified
* [[Unintelligent Design]], a satirical reaction to the Intelligent Design movement
* Unit Identification, an [[LED]] used as a means of locating a specific computer server in a server room
* [[Universal Instructional Design]], an educational method that tries to deliver teaching to meet the needs of wide variety of learners
* [[User interface design]], device design with the focus on the user's experience and interaction

==See also==
*[[IUD]]

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