"UTC" meaning in English

See UTC in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: A compromise initialism between English CUT (“Coordinated Universal Time”) and French TUC (“Temps Universel Coordonné”), unofficially giving “Universal Time Coordinated” and “Universel Temps Coordonné”. Etymology templates: {{l|en|initialism}} initialism, {{lang|fr|Temps Universel Coordonné}} Temps Universel Coordonné, {{lang|fr|Universel Temps Coordonné}} Universel Temps Coordonné Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} UTC
  1. Coordinated Universal Time, which is the international standard for civil time and the Internet. Categories (topical): Time Synonyms: GMT Related terms: GMT (english: Greenwich Mean Time), UT, UT1 (english: Universal Time), Zulu time, military time
    Sense id: en-UTC-en-name-BrVVOn0T Disambiguation of Time: 100 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Head templates: {{head|en|proper noun}} UTC
  1. (US, law) Initialism of Uniform Traffic Code. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Uniform Traffic Code Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-UTC-en-name-ECgWFkKq Categories (other): American English Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} UTC
  1. (travel, GDS) Initialism of unable to contact. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: unable to contact Categories (topical): Travel
    Sense id: en-UTC-en-phrase-CMUmLo60 Topics: lifestyle, tourism, transport, travel
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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