Relative Value Scale Updating Committee. The RUC makes recommendations to HCFA regarding the relative value of a CPT code for codes to be used primarily by physicians.

Rapid Update Cycle model generated every 3 hours.

Rapid Update Cycle, a numerical model run at NCEP that focuses on short-term (up to 12 h) forecasts and small-scale (meso-scale) weather features. Forecasts are prepared every 3 hours for the contiguous United States.

(ruhk) hut or cabin

Royal Ulster Constabulary, the official police force of Northern Ireland

road use category (a method for separating different types of roads, e.g. arterial, rural, CBD)

Road User Costs

Reusable Component