eon

Typeglossary
DictionaryLCS
LibraryLiveCode Script
Synonymseon,aeon
Description

The period of time used as the baseline for a computer system or program. Since only finite numbers can be represented in a computer, operating systems and programs that deal with dates must use a starting and ending date; dates outside that range require special handling.

LiveCode uses midnight, January 1, 1970 as the start of the eon. Date and time functions are computed from that date.

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