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leap smear

leap smear noun: the act of smearing the length of one second around the day of the implementation of a leap second (so as to prevent clocks being required to show "23:59:60" which may break systems).

Noun

leap smear (uncountable)

  1. The act of smearing the length of one second around the day of the implementation of a leap second (so as to prevent clocks being required to show "23:59:60" which may break systems).

Questions about leap smear

What does leap smear mean?
Leap smear means the act of smearing the length of one second around the day of the implementation of a leap second (so as to prevent clocks being required to show "23:59:60" which may break systems).
What part of speech is leap smear?
Leap smear is a noun.

Words near leap smear in the dictionary

  1. leap months
  2. leap of faith
  3. leap out
  4. leap second
  5. leap seconds
  6. leap smear
  7. leap smearing
  8. leap through hoops
  9. leap to mind
  10. leap up
  11. leap week

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