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> GMT and UTC are the same timezone. I got one for OP, too: UTC is not a timezone in the first place [1]. > UTC is not a time zone, but a time standard that i
by gillesjacobs 4y ago
> GMT and UTC are the same timezone.
I got one for OP, too: UTC is not a timezone in the first place [1].
> UTC is not a time zone, but a time standard that is the basis for civil time and time zones worldwide. This means that no country or territory officially uses UTC as a local time.
The difference is subtle, but a standard is not subject to government whims while a timezone is.
1. https://www.timeanddate.com/time/gmt-utc-time.html#:~:text=UTC%20is%20not%20a%20time,UTC%20as%20a%20local%20time https://www.timeanddate.com/time/gmt-utc-time.html#:~:text=U....
- naniwaduni 4y agoStill subject to IERS whims, though.
- gillesjacobs 4y agoSure but governments can and do change timezones more regularly than programmers keep up [1]. In 2014, Egypt's new government changed their timezone with only a week notice. Updating standards almost never happens, unless with a name/identifier change. The whole point of standardized measures is their immutability. [1] https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/ https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/ [2] https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/100735.aspx https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/100735.aspx
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