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<sect1 xml:id="leapseconds-definition">
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<title>Introduction</title>
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<para>A <emphasis>leap second</emphasis> is an ad-hoc one-second
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correction to synchronize atomic timescales with Earth rotation.
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<para>A <emphasis>leap second</emphasis> is an one second
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adjustment made at specific times of year to UTC to synchronize
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atomic time scales with variations in the rotation of the Earth.
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This article describes how &os; interacts with leap
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seconds.</para>
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