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UTC

American  
  1. universal time coordinated.


UTC British  

abbreviation

  1. universal time coordinated See universal time

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UTC, all of which were bulk carriers, according to a MarineTraffic spokesperson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Asteroid 2025 TF passed over Antarctica at 00:47:26 UTC ± 18 seconds on October 1, coming within 428 ± 7 km of Earth's surface.

From Science Daily • Oct. 9, 2025

According to the company's service status dashboard, the incident began at 10:53 UTC.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2024

UTC could impact how LTC standards are set, and its development will require international agreements with "existing standards bodies" as well as the 36 countries who have so far joined the Artemis Accords space pact.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2024

The UTC membership spans most of the age group that is drafted into the regular armed services and the security forces.

From Area Handbook for Romania by Bernier, Donald W.