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| − | Depending on context, '''epoch''' can refer to:
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| − | ==Period of time==
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| − | * a distinctive [[historical period]] or [[era]]
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| − | * a unit of the [[geologic time scale]], less than a period and greater than an age
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| − | * a phase in the [[Timeline of the Big Bang|development of the universe]] with distinctive properties
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| − | ==Moment in time==
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| − | 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]]:
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| − | * References to such may include [[Epochal date]], [[Epochal event]], [[Epochal moment]] as covered in
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| − | ** the ''main article '''[[epoch (reference date)]].'''''
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| − | * [[epoch (astronomy)]], and [[Epochal moment]] regard a precise moment in time for which celestial coordinates or orbital elements are specified.
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| − | ===Time benchmark in Computing===
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| − | * a step in the training process of an [[artificial neural network]].
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| − | * [[Unix epoch]]
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| − | ==Proper noun==
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| − | * [[Epoch (film)|''Epoch'' (film)]], a science fiction film directed by Matt Codd
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| − | ** The sequel ''Epoch: Evolution''
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| − | * The [[Epoch Game Pocket Computer]], an early hand-held game console
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| − | * [[Epoch Co., Ltd.]], the maker of the above and other computer games
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| − | * [[Epoch (Chrono Trigger)]], a flying time machine in role-playing game ''Chrono Trigger''
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| − | * [[Epoch (DC Comics)]], a supervillan also known as the Lord of Time
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| − | * [[The Epoch Times]], a privately owned [[Falun Gong]]-linked newspaper
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| − | * [[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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