***************** Meaning of TIMELINE & It's Uses *********
Nowadays we have seen an option "Timeline" in Mobile Phones and many Social Networking Sites too. What does the term "Timeline" means ?
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What is Timeline ?
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more... A timeline is a way of displaying a list of events in chronological order, sometimes described as a project artifact.[1] It is typically a graphic design showing a long bar labelled with dates alongside itself and usually events labelled on points where they would have happened.
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A timeline is a graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events.
In broad Perspective:
A timeline is a way of displaying a list of events in chronological order, sometimes described as a project artifact. Timelines can use any time scale, depending on the subject and data. Most timelines use a linear scale, where a unit of distance is equal to a set amount of time. This time scale is dependent on the events in the timeline. A timeline of evolution can be over millions of years, whereas a timeline for the day of the September 11 attacks can take place over minutes. While most timelines use a linear timescale, for very large or small timespans, logarithmic timelines use a logarithmic scale to depict time.
There are different types of timelines
1 Text timelines, labeled as text
2 Number timelines, the labels are numbers, commonly line graphs
3 Interactive, clickable, zoomable
There are many methods of visualizations for timelines. Historically, timelines were static images, and generally drawn or printed on paper. Timelines relied heavily on graphic design, and the ability of the artist to visualize the data.Timelines, no longer constrained by previous space and functional limitations, are now digital and interactive, generally created with computer software. ChronoZoom is an example of computer aided interactive timeline software.
Uses of Timeline:
In historical studies
In natural sciences
In project management
In computing
In entertainment and media
In music
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