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UG is an abbreviation with multiple meanings across different fields and contexts. In education, UG most commonly denotes undergraduate, referring to a student pursuing a first university degree or the level of study itself. It is commonly contrasted with postgraduate study, or PG.

In geography and international codes, UG is the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Uganda, a landlocked country in East Africa. The country’s internet country code top-level domain is .ug, its international calling code is +256, and its currency is the Ugandan shilling (code UGX).

In linguistics, UG stands for Universal Grammar, a theoretical framework associated with Noam Chomsky. Universal Grammar posits an innate set of grammatical principles shared by all human languages, and it has been influential in theories of language acquisition and development.

In technical documentation and consumer products, UG is commonly used as an abbreviation for User Guide or User’s Guide. This refers to manuals or documentation that explain how to install, configure, or operate a product or system.

In measurement contexts, ug or μg can denote microgram, a unit of mass. While μg is the standard symbol, some texts or interfaces that lack the micro sign may show “ug.” Users should interpret it carefully to avoid confusion with other abbreviations.

See also: disambiguation pages for UG, Uganda, and Universal Grammar.