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Unix time is a date and time representation widely used in computing. It measures time by the number of non-leap seconds that have elapsed since 00:00:00 UTC on 1 January 1970, the Unix epoch. For example, at midnight on 1 January 2010, Unix time was 1262304000.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unix time | is a | date and time representation widely used in computing | 0.90 | text |
| macOS | instance of | including Microsoft Windows and Unix-like systems | 0.80 | text |
| Linux | instance of | including Microsoft Windows and Unix-like systems | 0.80 | text |
| where it is a standard programming interface.iOS provides a Swift API which defaults to using an epoch of 1 January 2001 but can also be used with Unix timestamps | instance of | including Microsoft Windows and Unix-like systems | 0.80 | text |
| the Active Directory Time Service | instance of | Windows epoch time is used to store timestamps for files and in protocols | 0.80 | text |
| Server Message Block.The Network Time Protocol used to coordinate time between computers uses an epoch of 1 January 1900 | instance of | Windows epoch time is used to store timestamps for files and in protocols | 0.80 | text |
| counted in an unsigned 32-bit integer for seconds | instance of | Windows epoch time is used to store timestamps for files and in protocols | 0.80 | text |
| another unsigned 32-bit integer for fractional seconds | instance of | Windows epoch time is used to store timestamps for files and in protocols | 0.80 | text |
| which rolls over every 232 seconds | instance of | Windows epoch time is used to store timestamps for files and in protocols | 0.80 | text |
| Unix time | related to Alternatives | Unix | 0.60 | section |
| Unix time | related to Alternatives | The | 0.60 | section |
| Unix time | related to Alternatives | Windows | 0.60 | section |
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