EPOCH

Depending on context, 'epoch' can refer to:

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Period of time

Moment in time

Time benchmark in Computing

Proper noun

Period of time

★ a distinctive historical period or era

★ a unit of the geologic time scale, less than a period and greater than an age

★ a phase in the development of the universe with distinctive properties

Moment in time

An 'Epoch' signifies a significant event, time, or moment which is chosen as a new origin for time measurements, usually as the delimiting factor of an era:

★ References to such may include Epochal date, Epochal event, Epochal moment as covered in

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★ the ''main article 'epoch (reference date).'''

★ epoch (astronomy), and Epochal moment regard a precise moment in time for which celestial coordinates or orbital elements are specified.

Time benchmark in Computing

★ a step in the training process of an artificial neural network.

★ Unix epoch

Proper noun

★ ''Epoch'' (film), a science fiction film directed by Matt Codd

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★ The sequel ''Epoch: Evolution''

★ The Epoch Game Pocket Computer, an early hand-held game console

★ Epoch Co., Ltd., the maker of the above and other computer games

★ Epoch (Chrono Trigger), a flying time machine in role-playing game ''Chrono Trigger''

★ Epoch (DC Comics), a supervillan also known as the Lord of Time

★ The Epoch Times, a privately owned Falun Gong-linked newspaper

★ Epoch Javascript Calendar is an open source, GPL calendar component for use in web pages written in JavaScript