<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" standalone="no"?> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>time T</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../T.html" title="T"/><link rel="previous" href="time-sink.html" title="time sink"/><link rel="next" href="times-or-divided-by.html" title="times-or-divided-by"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">time T</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="time-sink.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">T</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="times-or-divided-by.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="time-T"/><dt xmlns="" id="time-T"><b>time T</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="pronunciation">/ti:m T/</span>, <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> 1. An unspecified but usually well-understood time, often used in conjunction with a later time <tt class="literal">T+1</tt>. “<span class="quote">We'll meet on campus at time <tt class="literal">T</tt> or at Louie's at time <tt class="literal">T+1</tt></span>” means, in the context of going out for dinner: “<span class="quote">We can meet on campus and go to Louie's, or we can meet at Louie's itself a bit later.</span>” (Louie's was a Chinese restaurant in Palo Alto that was a favorite with hackers.) Had the number 30 been used instead of the number 1, it would have implied that the travel time from campus to Louie's is 30 minutes; whatever time <tt class="literal">T</tt> is (and that hasn't been decided on yet), you can meet half an hour later at Louie's than you could on campus and end up eating at the same time. See also <a href="../S/since-time-T-equals-minus-infinity.html"><i class="glossterm">since time T equals minus infinity</i></a>.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="time-sink.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../T.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="times-or-divided-by.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">time sink </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> times-or-divided-by</td></tr></table></div></body></html>