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About these units
Hectometer (hm)
A hectometer is equal to 100 meters, and though rarely used colloquially, it remains relevant in specific scientific and geographic applications. In meteorology, cloud ceiling heights and visibility distances are sometimes expressed in hectometers. In agriculture, field lengths and irrigation layouts may also be measured in hectometers, offering a compromise between the small meter unit and the more expansive kilometer. Because it aligns nicely with the metric system's decimal structure, the hectometer appears in statistical summaries or technical documents that benefit from uniform numerical scaling. Its relative rarity in day-to-day speech stems from the fact that kilometers are generally more intuitive when discussing larger distances, but in some countries, especially in Europe, hectometers still appear on roadside markers.
Twip (twip)
A twip is a twentieth of a point, equal to 1/1440 of an inch. This extremely small unit originated in computer typography, particularly in early word processors and GUI layout systems developed by Microsoft and Apple. Because digital screens and software-based layout engines require highly precise internal measurements, twips allowed consistent and resolution-independent positioning of graphical objects and text. Even when the actual pixel density of displays varied, twips provided a device-agnostic coordinate system. Twips remain particularly relevant in Microsoft technologies such as Visual Basic, Windows API interfaces, and the formatting of Office documents. Although ordinary users rarely encounter the term, twips form part of the invisible numerical infrastructure that ensures consistent layout across different computers, printers, and operating systems.