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  2. Year 2038 problem - Wikipedia

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    Many computer systems measure time and date using Unix time, an international standard for digital timekeeping.Unix time is defined as the number of seconds elapsed since 00:00:00 UTC on 1 January 1970 (an arbitrarily chosen time based on the creation of the first Unix system), which has been dubbed the Unix epoch.

  3. Polyglot (computing) - Wikipedia

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    In computing, a polyglot is a computer program or script (or other file) written in a valid form of multiple programming languages or file formats. [1] The name was coined by analogy to multilingualism. A polyglot file is composed by combining syntax from two or more different formats. [2]

  4. Hard disk drive failure - Wikipedia

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    A hard disk drive failure occurs when a hard disk drive malfunctions and the stored information cannot be accessed with a properly configured computer. A hard disk failure may occur in the course of normal operation, or due to an external factor such as exposure to fire or water or high magnetic fields , or suffering a sharp impact or ...

  5. Date-time group - Wikipedia

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    In communications messages, a date-time group (DTG) is a set of characters, usually in a prescribed format, used to express the year, the month, the day of the month, the hour of the day, the minute of the hour, and the time zone, if different from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

  6. Initial ramdisk - Wikipedia

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    Many Linux distributions ship a single, generic Linux kernel image – one that the distribution's developers create specifically to boot on a wide variety of hardware. . The device drivers for this generic kernel image are included as loadable kernel modules because statically compiling many drivers into one kernel causes the kernel image to be much larger, perhaps too large to boot on ...

  7. ISO 8601 - Wikipedia

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    ISO 8601 is an international standard covering the worldwide exchange and communication of date and time-related data.It is maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and was first published in 1988, with updates in 1991, 2000, 2004, and 2019, and an amendment in 2022. [1]

  8. Disk loading - Wikipedia

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    A low disk loading is a direct indicator of high lift thrust efficiency. [4] Increasing the weight of a helicopter increases disk loading. For a given weight, a helicopter with shorter rotors will have higher disk loading, and will require more engine power to hover. A low disk loading improves autorotation performance in rotorcraft.