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# absoluteTimeNanoSeconds

The nanoseconds component of the absolute time.

```
var absoluteTimeNanoSeconds: UInt64 { get }
```

## Discussion

This property reflects the number of nanoseconds since an arbitrary reference time. It doesn’t update while the system is sleeping.

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