Universal has several meanings:

• For the concept of a universal in metaphysics, see Universal (metaphysics).
• Universal may also refer to Universal Studios (owned by the parent company NBC Universal)
• Universal may also refer to Universal Music (owned by the parent company Vivendi Universal).
• Universal may refer to Universal Airlines .
• Universal was also a video game company primarily active in the 1980s.
• Universal may also describe a universal property, in the sense of Universal algebra.
• A universal proposition is a proposition affirming a property of all the members of a collection.
• In linguistics, a universal is a statement which applies to all languages.
• Universal is a song from the album Gilbert Hotel by Paul Gilbert, of heavy metal band Racer X and hard rock band Mr. Big fame.