An epoch

• Epoch (reference date)
  Epoch (reference date)
  In the fields of chronology and periodization, an epoch is an instance in time chosen as the origin of a particular era. The "epoch" then serves as a reference point from which time is measured...
  
  , a moment in time chosen as the origin of a particular era
• Epoch (geology)
  Epoch (geology)
  An epoch is a subdivision of the geologic timescale based on rock layering. In order, the higher subdivisions are periods, eras and eons. We are currently living in the Holocene epoch...
  
   or geologic epoch, a span of time smaller than a "period" and larger than an "age"
• Epoch (cosmology) or cosmologic epoch, a phase in the development of the universe since the Big Bang
• Epoch (astronomy)
  Epoch (astronomy)
  In astronomy, an epoch is a moment in time used as a reference point for some time-varying astronomical quantity, such as celestial coordinates, or elliptical orbital elements of a celestial body, where these are subject to perturbations and vary with time...
  
  , a moment in time used as a reference for the orbital elements of a celestial body
• Epoch (race), racial periods after Blavatsky's Root Races theories
• Epoch, a step in the training process of an artificial neural network
  Artificial neural network
  An artificial neural network , usually called neural network , is a mathematical model or computational model that is inspired by the structure and/or functional aspects of biological neural networks. A neural network consists of an interconnected group of artificial neurons, and it processes...
  
  

EPOCH or Epoch (proper noun)

• Epoch (magazine)
  Epoch (magazine)
  Epoch is a three-times-a-year American literary magazine founded in 1947 and published by Cornell University. The widely respected magazine has published well-known authors and award-winning work including stories reprinted in The Best American Short Stories series and poems later included in The...
  
  , literary magazine of Cornell University
• Epoch (film)
  Epoch (film)
  Epoch is a 2001 science fiction film directed by Matt Codd, starring David Keith, Stephanie Niznik, and Brian Thompson. In it, a strange monolith is discovered, and the team sent to study it encounters repeated disasters.-Marketing:...
  
  , a 2001 science fiction TV film directed by Matt Codd
• Epoch Game Pocket Computer
  Epoch Game Pocket Computer
  The Epoch Game Pocket Computer is a handheld game console released by Epoch in Japan in 1984. It was one of the very few truly handheld systems to be released in the early 1980s, preceding the Game Boy by 5 years. The Game Pocket Computer used an LCD screen with a 75 × 64 resolution, and could...
  
  , an early hand-held game console
• Epoch Co.
  Epoch Co.
  Epoch Co., Ltd. is a Japanese toy and computer games company founded in 1958 which is best known for manufacturing Barcode Battler and Doraemon video games...
  
  , the maker of the above and other computer games
• Epoch (Chrono Trigger), a flying time machine in role-playing game Chrono Trigger
• Epoch (DC Comics)
  Epoch (DC Comics)
  Epoch, also known as The Lord of Time, is a comic book fictional character published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Justice League of America #10 and was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Mike Sekowsky....
  
  , a supervillain also known as the Lord of Time
• Epoch (Marvel Comics)
  Epoch (Marvel Comics)
  Epoch is a fictional cosmic entity in the Marvel Comics universe.-Fictional character biography:Epoch is the "daughter" of Eon and "granddaughter" of Eternity....
  
  , a cosmic entity in the Marvel Comics universe
• Epoch Javascript Calendar
  Epoch Javascript Calendar
  Epoch Javascript Calendar is an open source , LGPL calendar component for use in web pages. It is written in JavaScript and compatible with almost all modern browsers....
  
  , a calendar component for use in web pages
• Epoch, an eco-friendly racing car concept vehicle by Kumho Tires
• EPOCH, a chemotherapy regimen for some lymphomas comprising Etoposide, Doxorubicin, Vincristine, Cyclophosphamide, and Prednisone
• The Epoch Times
  The Epoch Times
  The Epoch Times is a multi-language, international media organisation. As a newspaper, the Times has been publishing in Chinese since May 2000. It was founded in 1999 by supporters of the Falun Gong spiritual discipline....
  
  , a privately owned Falun Gong-linked newspaper
• Epoch Hunter, a boss in Caverns of Time from the game World of Warcraft
  World of Warcraft
  World of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the fourth released game set in the fantasy Warcraft universe, which was first introduced by Warcraft: Orcs & Humans in 1994...
  
  
• Cross Epoch, a crossover chapter of the Dragon Ball and One Piece manga
• Ha-Tsefirah
  Ha-Tsefirah
  Ha-Tsefirah was a Hebrew language newspaper published in 1862 and 1874-1931. -History:...
  
  (lit. Epoch), a Hebrew language newspaper published in 1862 and 1874–1931
• Epoch (album), a 2006 album released by the Japanese hip hop group Rip Slyme
  Rip Slyme
  Rip Slyme is a Japanese hip hop group. It is composed of four MCs; Ryo-Z, Ilmari, Pes & Su, and a DJ, Fumiya...
  
  

Acronym

• EPOCh, Extrasolar Planet Observation and Characterization, a NASA mission associated with EPOXI
  EPOXI
  EPOXI is a NASA unmanned space mission led by the University of Maryland using the existing Deep Impact vehicle to begin a new series of observations. It first investigated extrasolar planets and, on November 4, 2010, it performed a close approach to the comet 103P/Hartley...
  
  
• EPOCH, European Parallel Operating System based on ChorusOS
  ChorusOS
  ChorusOS is a microkernel real-time operating system designed for embedded systems. Sun Microsystems acquired Chorus Systèmes, the company which created ChorusOS, in 1997. Sun no longer supports ChorusOS. The founders of Chorus Systems started a new company called Jaluna in August 2002. Jaluna has...
  
  

See also

• Epic (disambiguation)
• Unix epoch
• Belle Epoque (disambiguation)