UTC
principal time standard that underlies civil times on Earth
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Summary
UTC is a time standard[1]. UTC has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- UTC's instance of is recorded as time standard[3].
- UTC's instance of is recorded as time zone[4].
- UTC's based on is recorded as International Atomic Time[5].
- UTC's based on is recorded as universal time[6].
- UTC's Commons category is recorded as Maps of time zones[7].
- UTC's said to be the same as is recorded as UTC±00:00[8].
- UTC's said to be the same as is recorded as Western European Time[9].
- UTC comprises leap second[10].
- UTC's replaces is recorded as universal time[11].
- UTC's standards body is recorded as International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service[12].
- UTC's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/utc[13].
- UTC's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'zxx', 'text': 'Z'}[14].
- UTC's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'UTC'}[15].
- UTC's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'СКЧ'}[16].
- UTC's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17].
Why It Matters
UTC has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] UTC is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]