Re: Technical question: The units of a timeline

In article <87veybnv8l.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxx>, elf@xxxxxxxxxxx says...
> What are the individual, atomic units of a timeline called? It's not
> "scene" as I sometimes have two (or more) scenes happening at the same
> time. The best of I've come up with is "moment", but for some reason
> that doesn't feel right.
>
> Any better suggestions?

"Moment" seems fine, as does "instant" or (duh) "time". I may see it as
a "spot" or even "slot", if I'm feeling visual. If you're trying to
synchronize/note simultaneity between two different scene streams, then
I'd probably use "tick" as denoting an absolute, independent of any
given plot/story line.

Um, just how clean is your cat?

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