Year 2038 problem
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year-2038-problem-189-12341699
title:
Year 2038 problem
text:
The year 2038 problem is a time computing problem that leaves some computer systems unable to represent times after 03:14:07 UTC on 19 January 2038. The problem exists in systems which measure Unix time—the number of seconds elapsed since the Unix epoch—and store it in a signed 32-bit integer. The data type is only capable of representing integers between −(2ⁱ) and 2ⁱ − 1, meaning the latest time that can be properly encoded is 2ⁱ − 1 seconds after epoch. Attempting to increment to the follow
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Computer software bug occurring in 2038
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem
date created:
2003-08-19T21:48:05Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T09:29:26Z
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