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civil time::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | local time, standard time |
| Type of | time |
| Has types | atlantic standard time, atlantic time, bering standard time, bering time, central standard time, central time, cst, eastern standard time, eastern time, est, hawaii standard time, hawaii time, mountain standard time, mountain time, mst, pacific standard time, pacific time, pst, alaska standard time, yukon time |
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A standard for civil time can specify both time intervals and time-of-day.
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Midnight marks the beginning and ending of each day in civil time throughout the world.
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In traditional astronomical usage, civil time was mean solar time reckoned from midnight.
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It is the international standard on which civil time is based.
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It represents civil time, including summer time adjustments.
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Computers, for example, could use these and convert to UTC or local civil time as necessary for output.
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After ancient times, equal-length civil hours eventually supplanted unequal, so civil time no longer varies by season.
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In modern usage, civil time refers to statutory time scales designated by civilian authorities, or to local time indicated by clocks.
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Some argued for it to remain, as intended, a linear count of seconds since the epoch, at the expense of complexity in conversions with civil time.
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