noun WUE - acronym for Western Undergraduate Exchange, a program that allows students in western states to attend out-of-state colleges at a reduced tuition rate
WUE (Water Use Efficiency) is a measure of how efficiently water is used in agricultural or ecological systems.
WUE (Water Use Efficiency) is used to assess the water use of plants in different ecosystems and how efficiently they are able to utilize available water resources.
WUE (Water Use Efficiency) is a key metric in determining the effectiveness of irrigation practices in crop production.
In the writing world, WUE can stand for 'writing under the influence', meaning writing while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. It can also refer to 'writing under embargo', which is a term used in academic publishing to describe a journal article that has been written but cannot be published until a certain date.
For psychologists, WUE can refer to 'within-unit error', which is a term used in research to describe the variability within a specific unit of analysis. It can also stand for 'weighted unit exposure', a measurement used in advertising research to calculate the exposure of an advertisement to a target audience.
In engineering, WUE can stand for 'water use efficiency', which is a measure of how efficiently water is used in a system or process. It can also refer to 'work unit equivalent', a term used in project management to describe the amount of work required to complete a specific task.