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What is a Unix timestamp?

The number of seconds since 00:00:00 UTC on January 1, 1970 (the Unix epoch), not counting leap seconds. It's the same everywhere in the world at a given moment.

What is the year 2038 problem?

Systems that store Unix time as a signed 32-bit number overflow on January 19, 2038 at 03:14:07 UTC. Modern systems use 64-bit values instead.

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