leap smearing

noun

The handling of a leap second by gradually distorting hours of surrounding time, rather than changing the system clock by a whole second at once.

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Meanings

nounleap smearing (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingThe handling of a leap second by gradually distorting hours of surrounding time, rather than changing the system clock by a whole second at once.
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