Editing Time (section)

== Sequence of events ==
A sequence of events, or series of events, is a [[sequence]] of items, facts, events, actions, changes, or procedural steps, arranged in time order (chronological order), often with [[causality]] relationships among the items.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sequence – Order of Important Events |url=http://www.austinschools.org/curriculum/la/resources/documents/instResources/LA_res_Seq_ORS_Module.pdf |publisher=[[Austin Independent School District]] |date=2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927172713/http://www.austinschools.org/curriculum/la/resources/documents/instResources/LA_res_Seq_ORS_Module.pdf |archive-date=27 September 2011  }}
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{{cite web |author1=Compiled by David Luckham |author2=Roy Schulte |name-list-style=amp |title=Event Processing Glossary&nbsp;– Version 2.0 |url=http://www.complexevents.com/2011/08/23/event-processing-glossary-version-2-0/ |publisher=Complex Event Processing |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015182053/http://www.complexevents.com/2011/08/23/event-processing-glossary-version-2-0/ |archive-date=15 October 2011  |date=23 August 2011 }}
</ref> Because of [[causality]], cause precedes [[result|effect]], or cause and effect may appear together in a single item, but effect never precedes cause. A sequence of events can be presented in text, [[Table (information)|tables]], [[chart]]s, or timelines. The description of the items or events may include a [[timestamp]]. A sequence of events that includes the time along with place or location information to describe a sequential path may be referred to as a [[world line]].

Uses of a sequence of events include stories,<ref>{{cite web |author=Nordquist |first=Richard |title=narrative |url=http://grammar.about.com/od/mo/g/narrative2term.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904221452/http://grammar.about.com/od/mo/g/narrative2term.htm |archive-date=4 September 2011 |publisher=[[About.com]]}}
</ref> historical events ([[chronology]]), directions and steps in procedures,<ref>{{cite web |author=Piasecki |first=David J. |title=Inventory Accuracy Glossary |url=http://www.accuracybook.com/glossary.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903094536/http://www.accuracybook.com/glossary.htm |archive-date=3 September 2011 |publisher=AccuracyBook.com (OPS Publishing)}}
</ref> and timetables for scheduling activities. A sequence of events may also be used to help describe [[Process (engineering)|processes]] in science, technology, and medicine. A sequence of events may be focused on past events (e.g., stories, history, chronology), on future events that must be in a predetermined order (e.g., [[plan]]s, [[schedule (project management)|schedules]], procedures, timetables), or focused on the observation of past events with the expectation that the events will occur in the future (e.g., processes, projections). The use of a sequence of events occurs in fields as diverse as machines ([[cam timer]]), documentaries (''[[Seconds From Disaster]]''), law ([[Choice of law#Sequence of events in conflict cases|choice of law]]), finance ([[directional-change intrinsic time]]), [[computer simulation]] ([[discrete event simulation]]), and [[electric power transmission]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Utility Communications Architecture (UCA) glossary |url=http://www.nettedautomation.com/glossary_menue/glossary_uca.html |publisher=NettedAutomation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111210131225/http://nettedautomation.com/glossary_menue/glossary_uca.html |archive-date=10 December 2011  }}
</ref> ([[sequence of events recorder]]). A specific example of a sequence of events is the [[timeline of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster]].