严格地说，UN、UNR、UNC、UNF、UNS以及UNEF是螺纹系列的规定代号，而不是某些英文词组的缩写：
统一螺纹：Unified Screw Threads( 由英国(United Kingdom)、加拿大(Canada)和美国(United States)於948年共同制定；
UN：外螺纹设计牙型根部可平可圆(A flat root contour is specified ,but it is necessary to provide for some threading tool crest wear, hence a rounded root contour cleared beyond the 0.25p flat width of the Basic Profile is optional.)
UNR：外螺纹设计牙型根部必须为圆弧(In order to reduce the rate of threading tool crest wear and to improve fatigue strength of a flat root thread, the Design Profile of the UNR thread has a non-reversing continuous curved root tangent to the thread flanks at a depth of 0.625 H.)
UNC：粗牙系列(Coarse-Thread Series)；
UNF：细牙系列(Fine-Thread Series)；
UNEF：超细牙系列(Extra-Fine-Thread Series)；
UNS：特殊螺距系列(Selected Combinations和 Other Threads of Special Diameters, Pitches, and Lengths of Engagement)；
另外还有恒定螺距系列(Constant Pitch Series)，有8UN、12UN、16UN等等，不一一列举。