EPOCH DATE


Meaning of EPOCH DATE in English

A date in history, chosen as the reference date from which time is measured. Note 1: An example of an epoch date is the beginning instant of January 1, 1900, Universal Time , for Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol ( TCP/IP ). Note 2: TCP/IP programs exchange date or time-of-day information with time expressed as the number of seconds past the epoch date.

Telecommunication standard terms English vocab.      Английский словарь стандартных телекоммуникационных терминов.