T-minus
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-007312
The time remaining before a scheduled event, counted down in hours, minutes, and seconds. In aviation, this countdown is used to coordinate complex, time-sensitive operations like a major component change, a system test sequence, or an aircraft's first flight. The 'T' stands for the target time of the event, with T-zero marking the exact moment of its initiation.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-007312 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Aviation maintenance |
| Translations | German: T-minus; Spanish: cuenta regresiva; French: T-minus |
Record as JSON
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"term": "T-minus",
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"subject": "Aviation maintenance",
"translations": {
"de": "T-minus",
"es": "cuenta regresiva",
"fr": "T-minus"
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"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/t-minus/"
}
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