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==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 [[Timeline of the Big Bang|development of the universe]] with distinctive properties
 
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==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
 
** 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)|''Epoch'' (film)]], a science fiction film directed by Matt Codd
 
** 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]], [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] calendar component for use in web pages written in [[JavaScript]]
 

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