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== task wording ==
 
The term   '''hourglass'''   is a device used to measure '''one hour'''.
 
The generic term for such a device is a   '''sandglass''',   which can measure specific times   (set/defined during manufacture);   usually filled with a fine (dry) sand,   pouring/running (by gravity) from one vessel to another.     -- [[User:Gerard Schildberger|Gerard Schildberger]] ([[User talk:Gerard Schildberger|talk]]) 04:14, 30 December 2020 (UTC)
 
 
== task name ==
 
Perhaps the Rosetta Code (draft) task should be renamed to '''Sandglass''' puzzle.   It may be more descriptive,   but many people generically call a sandglass an hourglass,   where the latter is more well known,   even though most sandglasses are used to time boiling eggs   (a three minute egg timer)   or as a game timer for a player to solve or provide an answer.     -- [[User:Gerard Schildberger|Gerard Schildberger]] ([[User talk:Gerard Schildberger|talk]]) 04:35, 30 December 2020 (UTC)