[1] : WordNet (r) 2.0

coordinated universal time
     n : greenwich mean time updated with leap seconds syn: utc
see also:
utc 

[2] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

coordinated universal time
     
         utc, world time the standard time common to
        every place in the world.  utc is derived from international
        atomic time tai by the addition of a whole number of "leap
        seconds" to synchronise it with universal time 1 ut1, thus
        allowing for the eccentricity of the earth's orbit, the
        rotational axis tilt 23.5 degrees, but still showing the
        earth's irregular rotation, on which ut1 is based.
     
        coordinated universal time is expressed using a 24-hour clock
        and uses the gregorian calendar.  it is used in aeroplane
        and ship navigation, where it also sometimes known by the
        military name, "zulu time".  "zulu" in the phonetic alphabet
        stands for "z" which stands for longitude zero.
     
        utc was defined by the international radio consultative
        committee ccir, a predecessor of the itu-t.  ccir
        recommendation 460-4, or itu-t recommendation x.680 7/94,
        contains the full definition.
     
        the language-independent international abbreviation, utc, is
        neither english nor french.  it means both "coordinated
        universal time" and "temps universel coordonne".
     
        bipm
        http://www.bipm.fr/enus/5_scientific/c_time/time_1.html.
     
        the royal observatory greenwich
        http://www.rog.nmm.ac.uk/leaflets/time/time.html.
     
        history of utc and gmt
        http://ecco.bsee.swin.edu.au/chronos/gmt-explained.html.
     
        u.s. national institute of standards  technology
        http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/fs-1037/dir-009/_1277.htm.
     
        uk national physical laboratory
        http://www.npl.co.uk/npl/ctm/time_scales.html.
     
        us naval observatory
        http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/systime.html.
     
        international telecommunications union
        http://www.itu.int/radioclub/rr/arts02.htm.
     
        earth's irregular rotation
        http://www.foldoc.org/pub/earth_rotation.
     
        2001-08-30
     
     
see also:
international atomic time universal time gregorian calendar ccir itu-t lt;bipmgt; lt;the royal observatory greenwichgt; lt;history of utc and gmtgt; lt;u.s. national institute of standards  technologygt; lt;uk national physical laboratorygt; lt;us naval observatorygt; lt;international telecommunications uniongt; lt;earth's irregular rotationgt; 

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