Word or phrase for departure/arrival (time + place)
Perhaps this is a silly question, but is there a common word/phrase/term which would describe a time + location tuple (time and place), for flights or maritime links?
I.e. say I have a flight defined as: Departure: Monday, 10:00 London, Arrival: Monday, 18:00 New York.
"Monday, 10:00"
/"Monday, 18:00"
are both departure/arrival times, "London"
/"New York"
are both departure/arrival ports or airports.
So, is there a phrase which would describe both "Monday, 10:00 London"
and "Monday, 18:00 New York"
?
Goal would be to be able to describe it as:
- a route contains one or more connections
- a connection has a single departure "?" and arrival "?"
- a "?" is defined by a timestamp and airport
If there are any better terms for what I am describing above, I'd be grateful to hear them also.
I suggest juncture. I used it in context of modelling a software system for the term described in the question.
It is defined as a point in time and also as a place where things join.
See https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/juncture
You should check coordinates. Though the definition mentions space, you can add date+time as an additional coordinate (refer to the time coordinate example from ODO below).
M-W:
coordinate noun
1 a : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space
b : any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
ODO:
coordinate (also co-ordinate) NOUN
1 Each of a group of numbers used to indicate the position of a point, line, or plane.
‘These were Newton's words when he used time as an important coordinate in the laws of mechanics that he described so accurately.’
‘The address becomes much more like a Social Security number than a street coordinate.’