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UTC

Also called Coordinated Universal Time

The civil time standard used to identify a shared instant independently of local time zones.

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Word origin · etymology

International abbreviation.

UTC is the agreed abbreviation of Coordinated Universal Time. It does not follow the order of the English words.

ITU: Coordinated Universal Time ↗

How we know · epistemology

Civil time standard

UTC is an agreed time standard realized through timekeeping institutions. A UTC timestamp identifies an instant, but converting an old local birth record still requires the relevant historical clock rules.

US Naval Observatory: Universal Time ↗

Connected concepts

These links connect subjects and terminology. They do not establish a shared historical origin.

Sources & provenance

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  1. US Naval Observatory: Universal Time ↗
  2. ITU: Coordinated Universal Time ↗