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---+ DATE -- signature format date
---++ Examples
   * =%<nop>DATE%= expands to =%DATE%=
   * Date format defined as ={DefaultDateFormat}= in [[%SCRIPTURLPATH{"configure"}%][configure]]
   <div class="foswikiHelp">%X% When used in a template topic, this variable will be expanded when the template is used to create a new topic. See TemplateTopics#TemplateTopicsVars for details.</div>
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---++ Related
 [[VarDISPLAYTIME][DISPLAYTIME]], [[VarGMTIME][GMTIME]], [[VarSERVERTIME][SERVERTIME]]
