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A '''leap second''' is a time period of one [[second]] that may be added or subtracted from the current time to improve the synchronisation between the [[Coordinated Universal Time]] standard (UTC) as measured by atomic clocks and time based on the rotation of the [[Earth]].
The next leap second will be on 30 June 2012 when a second will be added to UTC.
It has been proposed that leap seconds are abandoned, with a decision possible in early 2012.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/9004147/Leap-second-could-be-abolished.html Leap second could be abolished]</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Time]]
The next leap second will be on 30 June 2012 when a second will be added to UTC.
It has been proposed that leap seconds are abandoned, with a decision possible in early 2012.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/9004147/Leap-second-could-be-abolished.html Leap second could be abolished]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Time]]