1--- 2title: Date & Time terminology 3--- 4 5# Date & Time terminology 6 7This topic is **in-progress** and and **not finalized** yet for use. 8 9Following are terminology and definitions that are used for Date and Time structure and data in CLDR. The terminology used in CLDR have dependency on LDML Spec #35 and names of methods and objects in ICU. 10 11| Terminology | Definition | Examples | 12|---|---|---| 13| Symbols or Pattern characters or placeholder symbol | The ASCII-range letters used in patterns, character in a placeholder field | G, y, M, d | 14| pattern fields or placeholder fields | A sequence of one or more of the above used in a pattern sequence of characters that is replaced in a pattern at runtime, like MMM, {1}, "###" (in numbers) | MMM E | 15| Spec: Elements ICU: textual forms as symbols | The specific localized values that replace a pattern fields depending on the date | Monday or January, or 7. | 16| **calendar fields** | The abstract calendar type that is represented by the letters | era or year. | 17| calendar field “ **names**" | The localized names for each type of calendar field | “era” or “year”: | 18 19 20