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==Issues created by insertion (or removal) of leap seconds==
[[File:ChronyControl screenshot.webp|thumb|upright=1.5|Screenshot of [[Chrony]]Control on macOS, showing an insert second announcement on 1 June 2015]]
===Calculation of time differences and sequence of events===
To compute the elapsed time in seconds between two given UTC dates requires the consultation of a table of leap seconds, which needs to be updated whenever a new leap second is announced. Since leap seconds are known only 6 months in advance, time intervals for UTC dates further in the future cannot be computed.
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