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Date, Time, Time Stamp, and Time Zones

Dates, times, and time stamps specify times with varying levels of precision.

The relationship between the local date and local time on the one hand, and global UTC time stamps on the other, is governed by a set of time zone rules. These rules are stored in database tables. These rules also respect summer time.




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Rules for Time Zones
System Time Zone and User Time Zone