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Epochalypse

Epochalypse proper noun: the predicted problem in the year 2038 when some systems using Unix time will become unable to represent new times and store timestamps.

Proper noun

the Epochalypse

  1. (informal) The predicted problem in the year 2038 when some systems using Unix time will become unable to represent new times and store timestamps.

Origin of Epochalypse

Blend of epoch + apocalypse.

Questions about Epochalypse

What does Epochalypse mean?
Epochalypse means the predicted problem in the year 2038 when some systems using Unix time will become unable to represent new times and store timestamps.
What part of speech is Epochalypse?
Epochalypse is a proper noun.

Words near Epochalypse in the dictionary

  1. EPOCH-R
  2. epocha
  3. epochal
  4. epochality
  5. epochally
  6. Epochalypse
  7. epochas
  8. epoche
  9. epoched
  10. epoches
  11. epochful

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