The Unified Business Identifier number, or UBI, is a nine-digit number used by the state of Washington to identify businesses there to local agencies. Businesses in Washington state use a Unified Business Identifier number for filing, taxes and identification with state agencies, according the Washington Secretary of State website.
Definition of preliminary for English Language Learners. : something that comes first in order to prepare for or introduce the main part of something else.
It is a most crucial phase in the development of a system. Normally, the design proceeds in two stages :     i) Preliminary or general design   ii) Structure or detailed design     Preliminary or general design: In the preliminary or general design, the features of the new system are specified.