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Date.now()

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Topic: Date
Unit title: Date.now()
Categories: Method
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Explanation: The static method that returns the current time as the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC (the Unix Epoch). It provides a timestamp representing the current moment in time.

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  • The chrome browser supports this feature starting from version 1
  • The edge browser supports this feature starting from version 12
  • The firefox browser supports this feature starting from version 1
  • The safari browser supports this feature starting from version 4
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