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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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The extracted context around Unix time shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Unix time → Almost, API, APIs, C's Unix, Linux, Microsoft Windows, POSIX, Unix, Unix-based, Unix-like Another extracted example is Unix time → Active Directory Time Service, Azure Cosmos DB'sGetCurrentTicksStaticfunction, GMT, January, Server Message Block, The Network Time Protocol, Unix, Windows. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
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TTTA extracted 73 structured relationships around Unix time. Examples in this analysis include Unix time → is a → date and time representation widely used in computing and macOS → instance of → including Microsoft Windows and Unix-like systems. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| 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 | Windows | 0.60 | section |
| Unix time | related to Alternatives | Azure Cosmos DB'sGetCurrentTicksStaticfunction | 0.60 | section |
The concept neighborhoods around Unix time bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Unix, Number and Utc. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For Unix time, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Unix time with Usage. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around Unix time to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Culture, Events & Standards, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Unix time · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout
