timeshifting
Recording for later
Timeshifting is recording broadcast media to watch or listen later at a more convenient time.
The practice became widespread with VCRs and DVRs: I'm timeshifting the game so I can skip the commercials.
The term extends to any delay between transmission and consumption, including streaming services that let viewers watch on their own schedule.
Captured audio or video
- playbackReproducing recorded media
- on-demandAvailable upon request
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- rewindReturn to beginning
fast-forward · DVR · catch-up · VOD · streaming · binge-watching · buffer · skip
Hypothetical spacetime tunnel
- flux capacitorFictional temporal displacement device
- DeLoreanStainless steel automobile
- quantum leapSudden dramatic advancement
- teleportationInstantaneous displacement across space
TARDIS · sci-fi · futuristic · retrofuturism · temporal rift · portal · fourth dimension · H.G. Wells
Time travel logical contradiction
- bootstrap paradoxSelf-caused existence loop
- causal loopSelf-causing temporal cycle
- causalityCause-effect connection
- predestinationDivinely predetermined fate
butterfly effect · self-fulfilling prophecy · closed loop · temporal anomaly · anachronism · contradiction · determinism · free will
Post-flight sleep disruption
- sleep schedulePlanned hours of rest
- melatoninCircadian rhythm regulator
- body clockInternal time-keeping system
- circadian rhythmBuilt-in sleep-wake cycle
sleep phase · chronotherapy · bright light therapy · adjustment · adaptation · fatigue · alertness · napping
recording
Captured audio or video
- playbackReproducing recorded media
- on-demandAvailable upon request
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
rewind · fast-forward · DVR · catch-up · VOD · streaming · binge-watching · buffer · skip · pause live TV
wormhole
Hypothetical spacetime tunnel
- flux capacitorFictional temporal displacement device
- DeLoreanStainless steel automobile
- quantum leapSudden dramatic advancement
TARDIS · teleportation · sci-fi · futuristic · retrofuturism · temporal rift · portal · fourth dimension · H.G. Wells
grandfather paradox
Time travel logical contradiction
- bootstrap paradoxSelf-caused existence loop
- causal loopSelf-causing temporal cycle
- causalityCause-effect connection
predestination · butterfly effect · self-fulfilling prophecy · closed loop · temporal anomaly · anachronism · contradiction · determinism · free will · alternate timeline
jet lag
Post-flight sleep disruption
- sleep schedulePlanned hours of rest
- melatoninCircadian rhythm regulator
- body clockInternal time-keeping system
circadian rhythm · sleep phase · chronotherapy · bright light therapy · adjustment · adaptation · fatigue · alertness · napping · rotating shifts
timeshiftinglive viewing
Watching during actual broadcast
live broadcast · appointment viewing · live television · live streaming · simulcast