calendars
Year at glance
Calendars is the plural of calendar—systems for organizing time into days, weeks, months, and years.
Different cultures have developed their own: the Gregorian calendar dominates international use, while Jewish, Islamic, and Chinese calendars serve religious and cultural purposes.
Calendars are also the physical or digital objects displaying these systems: wall calendars, desk calendars, I'll check my calendar.
As a verb, to calendar something is to schedule it: The hearing has been calendared for June.
Once per annum
- JanuaryYear's opening month
- FebruarySecond month, often shortest
- MarchYear's third month
- AprilYear's fourth month
May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December
Intended end results
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- deadlinesSubmission cutoff times
- tasksUnits of work
- to-doCommotion or fuss
priorities · objectives · events · birthdays · holidays · vacations · countdown · tracking
Vertical enclosing structure
- deskFurniture for writing
- pocketFabric compartment in clothing
- digitalOf discrete data
- paperPressed pulp for writing
printable · magnetic · whiteboard · refill · monthly · weekly · daily · spiral
Temporal ordering of events
- epochsDistinct historical stretches
- erasNamed spans of history
- decadesTen-year periods
- centuriesHundred-year periods
millennia · temporal · historical · dating · timeline · periodization · annals · reckoning
Scheduled times for meetings
- meetingsOrganized group assemblies
- deadlinesSubmission cutoff times
- bookingsScheduled future commitments
- reservationsDoubts or advance bookings
slots · timetable · agenda · itinerary · engagements · sessions · reminders · availability
yearly
Once per annum
April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December · seasons
goals
Intended end results
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- deadlinesSubmission cutoff times
- tasksUnits of work
to-do · priorities · objectives · events · birthdays · holidays · vacations · countdown · tracking · workflow
wall
Vertical enclosing structure
paper · printable · magnetic · whiteboard · refill · monthly · weekly · daily · spiral · grid
chronology
Temporal ordering of events
centuries · millennia · temporal · historical · dating · timeline · periodization · annals · reckoning · BC
appointments
Scheduled times for meetings
- meetingsOrganized group assemblies
- deadlinesSubmission cutoff times
- bookingsScheduled future commitments
reservations · slots · timetable · agenda · itinerary · engagements · sessions · reminders · availability · conflicts
lunar
Of the moon
Hebrew · Islamic · Hindu · Chinese · Mayan · perpetual · equinox · solstice · phases · moon
- graphic designlogo, font, typography, layout, color
- productivity softwaretask managers, project management, office suites, spreadsheets, word processors
- classroom decorbulletin boards, educational posters, welcome signs, charts, student artwork
- corporate giftspens, mugs, tote bags, notebooks, desk accessories
- fundraiser itemscookie dough, candy bars, wrapping paper, popcorn, gift wrap
- museum shoppostcards, magnets, mugs, tote bags, keychains
calendarsclocks
Instruments displaying hours
watches · stopwatches · timers · hourglasses · sundials
calendarstimelessness
Freedom from temporal decay
eternity · chaos · atemporality · formlessness · disorganization
calendarsspontaneity
Acting without forethought
improvisation · whims · living in the moment · going with the flow
- lunar calendarsTimekeeping by moon cycles
- calendar yearFull twelve-month period
- school calendarYearly academic date plan
- wall calendarPosted schedule showing months
- Advent calendarSeasonal daily-reveal display
- calendar daysAll days, not working