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time zone
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time zonehas localization issues
  • Three-digit time-zone abbreviations can be re-used in different countries and languages; they should generally not be relied on
  • Daylight savings time starts and ends on different dates in different places (or may not exist at all)
  • All times should be relative to Universal Standard Time
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is a subtopic of 7.5 - Usability Principles2001-08-30 14:58:03.0
is a kind of locale-dependent feature2001-08-30 14:58:03.0
see also TimeZone class2001-08-30 14:58:03.0