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Timekeepers to vote on abolishing the leap second
Original: Timekeepers to vote on ditching the leap second
Metrologists are preparing to vote on eliminating the leap second, the occasional one-second adjustment added to Coordinated Universal Time since 1972 to keep atomic clocks in step with Earth's uneven rotation. Scientists and technology companies have long argued the adjustment causes costly glitches in computing and navigation systems, and a yes vote would end the practice for good.
Why now: A formal vote on scrapping the leap second is imminent, and the change would affect global timekeeping, computing and infrastructure.
Coordinated Universal TimeBureau International des Poids et MesuresInternational Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service
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- Timekeepers to vote on ditching the leap second · Gaishan · 15
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