phrase-requestssingle-word-requests
I'm looking for a single word to indicate a point in time which is either the beginning or end of an event.
Edit, for a better example: A bell rings at the start a round of boxing. A bell rings at the end of a round of boxing. Assuming the bell rings at no other times, we can say the bell always rings at the BLANK of a round.
Currently, for BLANK, I'm using the phrase "start or end." It feels clunky. I'd like to replace it with a single word, if possible.
Timestamp is the word universally used for precisely that, especially in programming context.
you should say jingle
a tinkling or clinking sound, as of small bells or of small pieces of resonant metal repeatedly struck one against another.
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Another word as correctly suggested in the comment below (@PLL) and in the definition above is tinkle
to give forth or make a succession of short, light, ringing sounds, as a small bell.
63mm x 43mm x 54mm Black Bike Bicycle TINKLE BELL
Best Answer
Transition can be used to describe a generic change of the software state, including the beginning and end points that mark a state that exists over time.
We use this term transition in engineering to indicate changes from one state (which is ending) to another state (which is beginning).
Transition: passage from one state, stage, subject, or place to another: change;
It can also be used to express changes in abstract phases of operational behavior. For example, the transition from the data collection phase to the data reduction phase clearly marks the point when one phase ends and another phase begins.
Using "transition" would not be in conflict with parallel processes. In the example given above, the data reduction phase can transition from idle to active, even while the data collection phase continues in parallel.