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Coordinated universal time (UTC)
Previously known as Greenwich Mean Time, UTC is an international, atomic time standard adopted as a means of civil timekeeping. UTC is based on International Atomic Time (TAI), but differs by the addition of leap seconds, which are added to make up for the slowing rotation of the earth.
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