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Greenwich Mean Time

Also known as GMT or Universal Time.

The mean solar time for Greenwich, England, which is located on the Prime Meridian (zero longitude). Based on the rotation of the earth, GMT is used as the basis for calculating standard time throughout most of the world.

See also Universal Time Coordinated (UTC).