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title: "Model year (computer modeling)"
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source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_year_(computer_modeling)"
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The term model year in computer modeling is used for calculated equations describing one calendar year of data. If a climate model, for example, is calculating the climate from 2015 to 2020, the computer has to calculate 5 model years, however it most likely takes much less time for the computer to do so.