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@@ -112,8 +112,9 @@ type Clock_Time_Value is
@end example
@end ifset
-The seconds field in this @value{STRUCTURE} is the number of
-seconds since the RTEMS epoch of January 1, 1988.
+The seconds field in this @value{STRUCTURE} is the number of seconds
+since the POSIX epoch of January 1, 1970 but will never be prior to
+the RTEMS epoch of January 1, 1988.
@subsection Clock Tick and Timeslicing