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Contents 1 Music 2 Question 3 Meaning & History of "T" in T-Minus 4 Spelling.

[edit] Music

What about in music, as in the hottest songs in x style of music?

But why "t-minus"? What is the signifigance of the "t"? I can only assume "time minus"?67.184.135.180 01:46, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Question

Does anyone know why it is 'T minus'? does the T stand for 'time', and if so, what sense does that make? like say i am doing something in 5:00 minutes. one second passes, then I am doing it in T minus 5 minutes and 59 seconds. so i am doing it one second from now? i don't get it. please explain! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.181.198.10 (talk • contribs) 09:07, 7 August 2007

No, you are doing it at T. Say the launch time is 5 minutes from now, then now is T minus 5 minutes; one second later is T minus 4 minutes 59 seconds. -- Smjg 10:15, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Got it. Thanks dude.

[edit] Meaning & History of "T" in T-Minus

We really need an authoritative explanation of the origin of the T in T-Minus:

• 1. Did it originally have to do with rocketry or something else?
  2. Who came up with it and used it where & when?
  3. Was T definitely Time or might it have been Takeoff, Terminus, Termination, Triumph, Teatime, or some foreign word or esoteric term?
  4. And how do we know?

Also: Is there a Wiktionary definition of T-Minus? NO! Why not? It's a WikiWide conspiracy it is!

—Preceding "re-signed" comment added by Parsiferon (talk • contribs) 04:02, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Spelling.

Should countdown in this sense not be two words (With or without a hyphen)? I've just checked the OED which has it as one word but would count-down and count down be acceptable alternatives and if yes should it be mentioed in the opening?(Morcus (talk) 00:51, 20 May 2008 (UTC))