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Is Coordinated Universal Time or UTC the same thing as Greenwich Mean Time?

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Is Coordinated Universal Time or UTC the same thing as Greenwich Mean Time?

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Greenwich Mean Time is a 24-hour astronomical time system based on the local time at Greenwich, England. GMT can be considered equivalent to Coordinated Universal Time (known as UTC) when fractions of a second are not important. However, by international agreement, the term UTC is recommended for all general timekeeping applications and use of the term GMT is discouraged.