Cetin
Cetin is an acronym referring to a new method of recording date and time.
Common
Era
Temporal
Identification
Number
The cetin code is often referred to with a number, such as "cetin 8" meaning an 8 digit cetin code, or "cetin 12" meaning a 12 digit cetin code.
The order of the digits proceeds from larger to smaller denominations of time. (4 digits for year, 2 for month, 2 for day, 2 for hour, 2 for minute, 2 for seconds, 1 for tenths of a second, etc.)
The cetin code is preferable to older methods of recording time and date for two major reasons:
1. If sorted by a computer, it would be sorted into the correct order, with no more than basic programming, whereas a traditional American style like 11/22/1980 or the European style 22/11/1980 would end up in non-linear order if sorted by a computer.
2. Because the cetin code requires no punctuation, it can be rapidly entered into databases using "ten key" typing.
Common
Era
Temporal
Identification
Number
The cetin code is often referred to with a number, such as "cetin 8" meaning an 8 digit cetin code, or "cetin 12" meaning a 12 digit cetin code.
The order of the digits proceeds from larger to smaller denominations of time. (4 digits for year, 2 for month, 2 for day, 2 for hour, 2 for minute, 2 for seconds, 1 for tenths of a second, etc.)
The cetin code is preferable to older methods of recording time and date for two major reasons:
1. If sorted by a computer, it would be sorted into the correct order, with no more than basic programming, whereas a traditional American style like 11/22/1980 or the European style 22/11/1980 would end up in non-linear order if sorted by a computer.
2. Because the cetin code requires no punctuation, it can be rapidly entered into databases using "ten key" typing.
A cetin 8 code for Nov. 22 1980 would be 19801122
A cetin 12 code would also include the time of day, for instance if we were to refer to the same day at 1:38PM the code would be 198011221338
A cetin 12 code would also include the time of day, for instance if we were to refer to the same day at 1:38PM the code would be 198011221338
Cetin by Caleb Cain December 5, 2007
