Does Time Machine awake an iMac from Sleep?

I'm just curious as to whether Time Machine backups awaken an iMac from sleep? Or does Time Machine sleep too? I'm not talking about display sleep, but system sleep.

Hi:
Short answer, no
Time Machine will, however, keep track of when the next backup is due after the Mac wakes.
Barry

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