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So now we have International Atomic Time (TAI) with no leap seconds, and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) which have drifted apart by 33 seconds since 1972.
A Great Leap…Forward? John 2008
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A network of government laboratories all over the world together average the measurement of hundreds of atomic clocks to produce International Atomic Time, the ultimate reference against which all other clocks are calibrated.
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Some scientists now say GMT should be replaced by International Atomic Time - computed outside Paris - because new technologies have allowed atomic time to tick away with down-to-the-nanosecond accuracy.
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"Our computer time is based on GMT," fish says, figuring it's better to leave out details about International Atomic Time, national laboratories and Stratum
Computerworld 2009
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