Zulu Time, Greenwich Mean Time, and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) all refer to the same thing - the international standard for timekeeping. UTC is the current time at the prime meridian (at 0º longitude) which passes through Greenwich, England.
Zulu Time -- (also UTC--Universal Coordinated Time) the time zone in Greenwhich, England that constitues the world aviation standard time zone. This allows computer programs to compensate for the many time zones crossed during a flight.
Zulu Time (UTC)
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Zulu Time. Another term used to designate Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the standard time common to every place in the world.
Zulu Time - Another term for the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) which worldwide aviation references.
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The system is based on satellites in a continuous grid surrounding the Earth, each equipped with an atomic clock set to Greenwich, England, called ZULU time.
Formerly Greenwich Mean Time, also known as Z or ZULU time, UTC is the international time standard.
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The time reference used is coordinated universal time (UTC) also known as Greenwich mean time (GMT) and abbreviated as Zulu time (Z).
Local Time
Local time is the time in the local area (obviously).
 See also: Landing, Altitude, Station, Flight, Zulu
  
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