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