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===Fast code=== When MSF was first introduced, in 1950, it consisted only of seconds and minute markers, with no coded data. In 1974, a short burst of binary code at 100 bit/s was inserted into the minute marker to specify the time. In 1977, a slow code was introduced, which encoded the time at 1 bit/s over the whole minute (as detailed below). In 1998, the original fast code was removed, leaving the slow code and a simple minute marker.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npl.co.uk/reference/faqs/what-is-the-msf-fast-code-(faq-time)|last=National Physical Laboratory|title=What is the MSF fast code? (FAQ-Time)|date=25 March 2010|access-date=22 September 2018|archive-date=22 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922140405/http://www.npl.co.uk/reference/faqs/what-is-the-msf-fast-code-(faq-time)|url-status=live}}</ref>
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