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Time
These terms are useful for working with time.
Current date and time
Use these terms to determine the current date and time:
abbr, abbrev, abbreviated
short
date() (system clock)
systemDate
long
Measuring a length of time
Use these terms to measure time in a movie:
framesToHMS()
ticks
HMStoFrames()
time()
milliseconds
timer
startTimer
Timeouts
Use these terms to handle timeouts:
name (timeout property)
timeoutKeyDown
new()
timeoutLapsed
period
timeoutLength
persistent
timeoutList
target
timeoutMouse
timeoutPlay
on timeOut
timeoutScript
timeoutHandler