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Line 276: ==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 30 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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