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Epoch (disambiguation)

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An epoch is an instant in time chosen as the origin of a particular calendar era.

Epoch or EPOCH may also refer to:

Time-related

  • Any historical era
  • Epoch (astronomy), a moment in time used as a reference for the orbital elements of a celestial body
  • Epoch (computing), a moment from which system time is usually measured
  • Epoch (cosmology) or cosmologic epoch, a phase in the development of the universe since the Big Bang
  • Epoch (race), racial periods in Blavatsky's esoteric theory of the root races
  • Unix epoch, the starting time for Unix-based operating systems
  • Epoch (geology), a span of time on the geologic time scale shorter than a period and longer than an age

Arts and entertainment

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Publications

Science and technology

Weapons

See also

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