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# OS_CLOCK_MACH_ABSOLUTE_TIME

Units relative to Mach absolute time value.

```
OS_CLOCK_MACH_ABSOLUTE_TIME
```

## Discussion

Specify a time relative to the value that the `mach_current_time` function returns.

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