Epoch (disambiguation) explained
An epoch is an instant in time chosen as the origin of a particular calendar era.
Epoch or EPOCH may also refer to:
Time-related
- Any historical era
- Epoch (astronomy), a moment in time used as a reference for the orbital elements of a celestial body
- Epoch (computing), a moment from which system time is usually measured
- Epoch (cosmology) or cosmologic epoch, a phase in the development of the universe since the Big Bang
- Epoch (race), racial periods in Blavatsky's esoteric theory of the root races
- Unix epoch, the starting time for Unix-based operating systems
- Epoch (geology), a span of time on the geologic time scale shorter than a period and longer than an age
Arts and entertainment
Games
- Epoch Co., a Japanese toy and computer games company
- Epoch (Chrono Trigger), a flying time machine in role-playing game Chrono Trigger
- Epoch Hunter, a boss in Caverns of Time from the game World of Warcraft
Publications
Science and technology
- EPOCH (chemotherapy), a chemotherapy regimen
- EPOCh (Extrasolar Planet Observation and Characterization), a NASA mission associated with EPOXI
- Epoch (machine learning), the training of a model for one cycle through the whole training dataset
Weapons
See also