minutow
Minutow is a fictional temporal unit used in worldbuilding and speculative fiction. It has no universal meaning outside its fictional context, and its duration is defined by the author or system in which it appears.
Etymology and variants: The name blends "minute" with an invented suffix, and its length is not standardized.
Applications: In science fiction worldbuilding, minutow can mark the gap between sensor readings, the execution window
Relation to real units: Because there is no fixed value, readers must consult in-world glossaries or source
See also: time unit, minute, worldbuilding, game design, narrative pacing.