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utc

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables
utc
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Coordinated Universal Time, which is the international standard for civil time and the Internet.

name

Initialism of Uniform Traffic Code.

American usage

phrase

Initialism of unable to contact.

Etymology

A compromise initialism between English CUT (“Coordinated Universal Time”) and French TUC (“Temps Universel Coordonné”), unofficially giving “Universal Time Coordinated” and “Universel Temps Coordonné”.

Usage

Phrases

UTC offset Zulu time military time

Frequently Paired Words

GMT UT UT1 Zulu time military time

Synonyms

GMT coordinated universal time

Questions

What does utc mean?
Coordinated Universal Time, which is the international standard for civil time and the Internet.
Where does utc come from?
A compromise initialism between English CUT (“Coordinated Universal Time”) and French TUC (“Temps Universel Coordonné”), unofficially giving “Universal Time Coordinated” and “Universel Temps Coordonné”.

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