Unix time

See also: UNIX time

English

Alternative forms

• UNIX time

Proper noun

Unix time

1. A system for describing instants in time, defined as the number of seconds that have elapsed since 00:00:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), Thursday, 1 January 1970, not counting leap seconds, used in Unix and many other operating systems.

   Synonym: POSIX time

Translations

system for describing instants of time

• French: heure Posix f
• German: Unixzeit f
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Japanese: UNIX時間 (Yunikkusu jikan), UNIX時刻 (Yunikkusu jikoku)
• Spanish: tiempo Unix m