Coordinated Universal Time
noun/kəʊˌɔːdɪneɪtɪd juːnɪˌvɜːsl ˈtaɪm/
/kəʊˌɔːrdɪneɪtɪd juːnɪˌvɜːrsl ˈtaɪm/
(also Universal Coordinated Time, Universal Time Coordinated)
[uncountable] (abbreviation UTC)
- the time based on atomic clocks, used as the basis for legal time in most countriesTopics Timec2
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Coordinated Universal Time