# timeval - [Overview](#section1295890346165637) - [Summary](#section739151725165637) - [Data Fields](#pub-attribs) - [Details](#section2131198180165637) - [Field](#section848838445165637) - [tv\_sec](#aef6ddab1064c430758f9f913b7e4a21e) - [tv\_usec](#a810bf8fcd58e255a5c1896d19538b86a) ## **Overview** **Related Modules:** [TIME](TIME.md) **Description:** Describes a period of time, accurate to microseconds. ## **Summary** ## Data Fields

Variable Name

Description

tv_sec

time_t

tv_usec

suseconds_t

## **Details** ## **Field ** ## tv\_sec ``` [time_t](UTILS.md#ga138ad62ac7715e7161bf6223e35d8323) timeval::tv_sec ``` **Description:** Second ## tv\_usec ``` [suseconds_t](UTILS.md#ga40aaae1f998e27c55cdb5ba6cd6fa1e6) timeval::tv_usec ``` **Description:** Microsecond