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[[File:Sprang Boulevard 302.png|thumb|250px|An example of the [[Young Justice|show]]'s signature timestamps.]]
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[[File:Happy New Year.png|thumb|250px|An example of the [[Young Justice|show]]'s signature timestamps.]]
 
The '''timestamp''' is a device used in both the ''[[Young Justice]]'' TV series and the [[Young Justice (comic)|comic tie-in]] to indicate [[Timeline|date, time]] and location. Locations are usually "stamped" on their first appearance in the episode, or a second time if the action has crossed over into another calendar day.<ref>[[Greg Weisman|Weisman, Greg]] (2011-05-05). "[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=13309 Question #13309]". ''Ask Greg''. Retrieved 2011-10-23.</ref>
 
The '''timestamp''' is a device used in both the ''[[Young Justice]]'' TV series and the [[Young Justice (comic)|comic tie-in]] to indicate [[Timeline|date, time]] and location. Locations are usually "stamped" on their first appearance in the episode, or a second time if the action has crossed over into another calendar day.<ref>[[Greg Weisman|Weisman, Greg]] (2011-05-05). "[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=13309 Question #13309]". ''Ask Greg''. Retrieved 2011-10-23.</ref>
   
 
== Characteristics ==
 
== Characteristics ==
{{TS|[[Gotham City]]|[[August 27, 2010|August 27]], 22:06|EDT}}
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{{TS|[[Gotham City]]|[[January 1, 2016|January 1]], [[16]]:[[16]]|EST<br />[[Timeline#2016|FIVE YEARS LATER]]}}
 
Timestamps are made up of five basic elements:
 
Timestamps are made up of five basic elements:
* Location. This can be a town or city, a county or parish, a state, or a general description, such as [[Atlantic Ocean]] or [[India|Northern India]].
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* Location. This can be a town or city, a county or parish, a state, or a general description, such as [[Atlantic Ocean]], [[India|Northern India]], or [[wikipedia:Geosynchronous orbit|Geosynchronous orbit]].
* Date. This allows for the action to be placed in the [[timeline]].
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* Date. This allows for the action to be placed in the [[timeline]].
 
* Time. An indication of the time using a 24 hour clock.
 
* Time. An indication of the time using a 24 hour clock.
* A timezone. A three or four letter abbreviation, indicating local time, taking into account daylight savings time. If no standard name is used, there is an offset off [[wikipedia:Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]. Thus far, the following have been used:
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* A timezone. A two, three or four letter abbreviation, indicating local time, taking into account daylight savings time. If no standard name is used, there is an offset off [[wikipedia:Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]. Thus far, the following have been used:
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:* BT = [[wikipedia:Bangladesh Standard Time|Bangladesh Time]], UTC + 6:00
 
:* CAT = [[wikipedia:Central Africa Time|Central Africa Time]], UTC + 2:00
 
:* CAT = [[wikipedia:Central Africa Time|Central Africa Time]], UTC + 2:00
 
:* CDT = [[wikipedia:Central Time Zone (North America)|Central Daylight Time]], UTC - 5:00.
 
:* CDT = [[wikipedia:Central Time Zone (North America)|Central Daylight Time]], UTC - 5:00.
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:* [[wikipedia:UTC−03:00|UTC-03]], UTC - 3:00.
 
:* [[wikipedia:UTC−03:00|UTC-03]], UTC - 3:00.
 
:* [[wikipedia:UTC+02:00|UTC+2]], UTC + 2:00.
 
:* [[wikipedia:UTC+02:00|UTC+2]], UTC + 2:00.
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* Year. With the time skip between [[season one]] and [[season two]], notes are appended under the timestamp to identify the year. This has been done by adding "Five Years Later", or "Team Year Zero" or "Team Year Five", where [[Timeline|Zero equals 2010 and Five 2015]].
* Timeline reference (comics only)
 
   
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==

Revision as of 20:48, 1 October 2012

Happy New Year

An example of the show's signature timestamps.

The timestamp is a device used in both the Young Justice TV series and the comic tie-in to indicate date, time and location. Locations are usually "stamped" on their first appearance in the episode, or a second time if the action has crossed over into another calendar day.[1]

Characteristics

 
Gotham City
January 1, 16:16, EST
FIVE YEARS LATER
Time Zone

Timestamps are made up of five basic elements:

  • Location. This can be a town or city, a county or parish, a state, or a general description, such as Atlantic Ocean, Northern India, or Geosynchronous orbit.
  • Date. This allows for the action to be placed in the timeline.
  • Time. An indication of the time using a 24 hour clock.
  • A timezone. A two, three or four letter abbreviation, indicating local time, taking into account daylight savings time. If no standard name is used, there is an offset off UTC. Thus far, the following have been used:

See also

References

  1. Weisman, Greg (2011-05-05). "Question #13309". Ask Greg. Retrieved 2011-10-23.