Recentus

Recentus is a term used in various niche contexts as a neologism derived from the Latin recent-, meaning "recent." It functions as both an adjective and a potential noun, and it is not tied to a single, widely recognized definition across disciplines. In usage, it often signals a focus on events or items that are near in time to the present.

In linguistics and cognitive science, some writers have proposed Recentus as a provisional label for a temporal category describing events that are extremely close to the present in perception, used to discuss how people experience recency in language and memory. It is not part of standard temporal taxonomy, and definitions vary by author.

In philosophy of time, Recentus has appeared in speculative discussions about how minds distinguish near-present events from actual present and near past, but again without a consensus.

In fiction and speculative worlds, Recentus is sometimes used as a proper name for places, organizations, or individuals, typically implying a link to immediacy or contemporary relevance. See also recency, temporal deixis.