What is UEFI and Secure Boot? How do they affect Ubuntu?

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Discussions and reports about UEFI and Secure Boot has cropped up in many Linux circles, but can anyone summarize it's impacts on Ubuntu and how it affects the general users?

I know that UEFI and Secure Boot are separate (not interchangeable), with Secure Boot being a part of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface BIOS specification.

PS I do know how it affects Ubuntu, this question is for the benefit of public knowledge.

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