Unit

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Unit may refer to:

Unit (ring theory), an element that is invertible with respect to ring multiplication
1 (number), the unit number
Unit vector, a of the class of objects being studied

Units (software), a software program for unit conversion
Units of measurement, a standardized quantity of measurement of a physical quantity
Enzyme unit
Unit operation, a basic step in a chemical plant process
Functional unit, a component of a computer system such as the CPU
Unit of blood, a measurement in blood transfusion equal to one pint or 450 ml
Unit of alcohol, 10 millilitres of pure ethanol in the United Kingdom
Rack unit, a measure to describe the height of rack-mounted computer equipment
Geological unit or rock unit, a volume of identifiable rock or ice

UNIT, a fictional military organization in the science fiction television series Doctor Who
Unit (album), by the Australian band Regurgitator
Unit (art collective), a British artists' collective
G-Unit, a hip-hop music group
The Units, a synthpunk band
The Unit, an American television series
Second unit, a team that shoots footage which is of lesser importance for the final motion picture
Unit of action, a discrete piece of action (or beat) in a theatrical presentation
UNIT Post Production, a British company
The Tony Rice Unit, an American bluegrass group

Unit (housing), a self-contained suite of rooms within a set of similar dwellings
Unit of account, a monetary unit of measurement
An apartment
Multiple unit, a passenger train where each carriage has it own motors
Military unit
Strategic business unit
In real time strategy games, an individual (or squad, depending on the game) infantry or vehicle

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	Units	Rack Unit	Tony Rice Unit	Unit of Account
	Unita	Unit Album	Unit Housing	Functional Unit
	Blood	Collective	Enzyme Unit	Unit Post Production
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