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==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] calender, from Anglo-French or Medieval Latin; Anglo-French kalender, from Medieval Latin kalendarium, from [[Latin]], moneylender's account book, from kalendae calends
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_century 13th Century]
The [[English]] [[word]] calendar is derived from the [[Latin]] word kalendae, which was the [[Latin]] name of the first day of every month.
==Definitions==
*1: a [[system]] for fixing the beginning, length, and divisions of the civil year and arranging days and longer divisions of [[time]] (as weeks and months) in a definite order
*2: a tabular register of days according to a [[system]] usually covering one year and referring the days of each month to the days of the week
*3: an orderly list: as a : a list of cases to be tried in [[court]] b : a list of bills or other items reported out of [[committee]] for [[consideration]] by a [[legislative]] assembly c : a list or schedule of [[planned]] [[events]] or activities giving dates and details
*4: British : a [[university]] catalog
==Uses==
The primary [[practical]] use of a '''calendar''' is to identify days: to be informed about and/or to [[agree]] on a [[future]] [[event]] and to [[record]] an event that has happened. Days may be significant for civil, [[religious]] or [[social]] reasons. For example, a calendar provides a way to determine which days are religious or civil holidays, which days mark the beginning and end of [[business]] [[accounting]] periods, and which days have [[legal]] significance, such as the day [[taxes]] are due or a [[contract]] expires. Also a calendar may, by identifying a day, provide other useful [[information]] about the day such as its [[season]].
Calendars are also used to help people [[manage]] their [[personal]] schedules, [[time]] and [[activities]], particularly when [[individuals]] have numerous work, school, and [[family]] [[commitments]]. People frequently use multiple systems, and may keep both a [[business]] and [[family]] calendar to help prevent them from overcommitting their time.
Calendars are also used as part of a complete timekeeping [[system]]: date and time of day together specify a [[moment]] in time. In the [[modern]] world, written calendars are no longer an [[essential]] part of such systems, as the [[advent]] of accurate clocks has made it possible to [[record]] time independently of [[astronomical]] [[events]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar]
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] calender, from Anglo-French or Medieval Latin; Anglo-French kalender, from Medieval Latin kalendarium, from [[Latin]], moneylender's account book, from kalendae calends
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_century 13th Century]
The [[English]] [[word]] calendar is derived from the [[Latin]] word kalendae, which was the [[Latin]] name of the first day of every month.
==Definitions==
*1: a [[system]] for fixing the beginning, length, and divisions of the civil year and arranging days and longer divisions of [[time]] (as weeks and months) in a definite order
*2: a tabular register of days according to a [[system]] usually covering one year and referring the days of each month to the days of the week
*3: an orderly list: as a : a list of cases to be tried in [[court]] b : a list of bills or other items reported out of [[committee]] for [[consideration]] by a [[legislative]] assembly c : a list or schedule of [[planned]] [[events]] or activities giving dates and details
*4: British : a [[university]] catalog
==Uses==
The primary [[practical]] use of a '''calendar''' is to identify days: to be informed about and/or to [[agree]] on a [[future]] [[event]] and to [[record]] an event that has happened. Days may be significant for civil, [[religious]] or [[social]] reasons. For example, a calendar provides a way to determine which days are religious or civil holidays, which days mark the beginning and end of [[business]] [[accounting]] periods, and which days have [[legal]] significance, such as the day [[taxes]] are due or a [[contract]] expires. Also a calendar may, by identifying a day, provide other useful [[information]] about the day such as its [[season]].
Calendars are also used to help people [[manage]] their [[personal]] schedules, [[time]] and [[activities]], particularly when [[individuals]] have numerous work, school, and [[family]] [[commitments]]. People frequently use multiple systems, and may keep both a [[business]] and [[family]] calendar to help prevent them from overcommitting their time.
Calendars are also used as part of a complete timekeeping [[system]]: date and time of day together specify a [[moment]] in time. In the [[modern]] world, written calendars are no longer an [[essential]] part of such systems, as the [[advent]] of accurate clocks has made it possible to [[record]] time independently of [[astronomical]] [[events]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar]
[[Category: General Reference]]
