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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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-007312
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectAviation maintenance
TranslationsGerman: T-minus; Spanish: cuenta regresiva; French: T-minus
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-007312",
  "term": "T-minus",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "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.",
  "subject": "Aviation maintenance",
  "translations": {
    "de": "T-minus",
    "es": "cuenta regresiva",
    "fr": "T-minus"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/t-minus/"
}

Record 6,598 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.