Date & Time terminology
This topic is in-progress and and not finalized yet for use.
Following 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.
| Terminology | Definition | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Symbols or Pattern characters or placeholder symbol | The ASCII-range letters used in patterns, character in a placeholder field | G, y, M, d |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| calendar fields | The abstract calendar type that is represented by the letters | era or year. |
| calendar field “ names” | The localized names for each type of calendar field | “era” or “year”: |