Definition:Universal Model

Definition
Let $T$ be an $\mathcal L$-theory.

Let $\kappa$ be an infinite cardinal.

A model $\mathcal M$ of $T$ is $\kappa$-universal :
 * for every model $\mathcal N$ of $T$ whose universe has cardinality strictly less than $\kappa$, there is an elementary embedding of $\mathcal N$ into $\mathcal M$.

That is, $\mathcal M$ is $\kappa$-universal :
 * for all models $\mathcal N \models T$ with cardinality $\left\vert{\mathcal N}\right\vert < \kappa$, there is an elementary embedding $j: \mathcal N \to \mathcal M$.

We say $\mathcal M$ is universal if it is $\kappa^+$-universal where $\kappa$ is the cardinality of the universe of $\mathcal M$ and $\kappa^+$ is the successor cardinal of $\kappa$.