Unix time

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Unix time^¹

noun Unix times · UNIX time

uncountable A widely used date and time representation that measures time by the number of nonleap seconds that have elapsed since 00:00:00 UTC on January 1, 1970.
Similar: POSIX time
countable An individual timestamp using this system.

UNIX time^²

noun UNIX times

alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of Unix time

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noun system for describing instants of time

Español	tiempo Unix
日本語	UNIX時間 Yunikkusu jikan, UNIX時刻 Yunikkusu jikoku
Français	heure Posix
Deutsch	Unixzeit
Русский	Unix-время Unix-vremja

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@misc{unix_time_2026,
  title = {Unix time},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unix%20time},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}