POSIX time

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POSIX time

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From POSIX, a set of standards designed to provide portability between Unix variants.

noun POSIX times

countable, uncountable Synonym of Unix time.
Similar: Unix time

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noun system for describing instants of time

Русский	POSIX-время POSIX-vremja

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@misc{posix_time_2026,
  title = {POSIX time},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/posix%20time},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}