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# CVTimeStamp

A structure for representing a display timestamp.

## Discussion

This structure is designed to be very similar to the audio timestamp defined in the Core Audio framework except that, in CVTimeStamp, floating-point values are not used to represent the video equivalent of sample times.

## Topics

### Data Types

[`struct CVTimeStamp`](/documentation/CoreVideo/CVTimeStamp)

A structure for defining a display timestamp.


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