Word
UAE
Phoneticsuae
Definitions
01the country
n. Stands for United Arab Emirates. A country in the Middle East known for cities like Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
n. Abbreviation for United Arab Emirates. A federation of seven emirates in the Middle East, functioning as a constitutional monarchy.
“Many people travel to the UAE to see the tall buildings in Dubai.”
“The UAE has undergone rapid economic transformation over the last few decades, diversifying its economy beyond oil production into tourism and finance.”
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Usually used with the definite article 'the'.
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02computing error
n. An old computer error message from early versions of Windows that meant a program had to close.
n. Abbreviation for unrecoverable application error. A specific system crash notification prevalent in 16-bit versions of Microsoft Windows.
“My old computer used to crash and show a UAE message all the time.”
“Before the stability of modern operating systems, users frequently encountered the UAE, which necessitated a full system reboot.”
Archaic · Technical
Teaching tip
This sense is archaic; modern learners will almost exclusively encounter UAE as the country name.
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