Word for explaining how time is counted.
When I hit 0 after counting down for some moment, what happens?
A counter can work in two modes, ever, or only when machine is working. What is the setting which allows mode choice?
How do you describe a setting? In one sentence, I use Operation but confusion was generated. When counter reaches zero is changed. If possible, I would like to something that clearly shows it’s time related. And it’s quite generic anyway.
For clarification, there are 2 elements, setting label and setting value. Label is variable; values change according to the text of the selection. But not with the parameters? I want words for the label.
Operation: Always Label Value.
Is mode always known as real time mode? How is this perceived? In computer programming, the mode is “machine is working”. If the mode is “mobile is working” can be called “discontinuous mode”.
I need to call the label “Clock- mode” or
“Countdown mode”.
I think timing mode would actually work for label.
What if we consider elapsed time as one setting? In computing, the term was wall clock time.
If you want to specify the other setting of OS, I recommend operation time. In aviation, the term for the time that the engine is running is called Hobbs time (Emphasis added). (I doubt that your users would be familiar with that reference, though.)
Consider time mode or Timing mode as the function in place of the Operation labels, with real-time or active or work time as possible values, with or without various spaces or hyphens. So, always-timing and when-working case could be denoted via some of the options shown below. What are some examples of other terms that have been used historically ( space, e.g. the time b.s. distance.) and are relevant too.
Realtime Timing: Real-time
Timing: Real-time Timing:
Wall-time Timing:
When busy
Timing: Elapsed
Timing: Real
Timing: Running:
Raning, running is
running: time
is running
– when
it runs not, but when I’m running a race, and when I’m not running a race, time is running a race!
