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[–] subtext@lemmy.world 67 points 2 months ago (1 children)

In case anyone is curious, here’s what Wikipedia has to say about this:

The compromise that emerged was UTC, which conforms to the pattern for the abbreviations of the variants of Universal Time (UT0, UT1, UT2, UT1R, etc.).

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 32 points 2 months ago (2 children)

So, Universal Time, Coordinated? Universal Time, Central?

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 34 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Universal Time? Correct.

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 10 points 2 months ago

Universal Time Cone
The C is pronounced like th

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

No, horse. It was battery staple.

[–] subtext@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It’s still just Coordinated Universal Time / Temps Universel Coordonné. The “acronym” (really an initialism) does not correspond to the name in either language, other than it has the same first letters.

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I get that, this was just me trying to find a decent way to remember it

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 7 points 2 months ago

I go with "universal time, coordinated" in my brain