Second (disambiguation)

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A second is a unit of time.

Second may also refer to:

Music

People

• Albéric Second, a French journalist and writer
• Second-in-command, a deputy commander in British and Commonwealth armies

Science

• 2 (number), as an ordinal (also written as 2nd or 2d)
• Second (angle), an angular measurement unit
• Second of right ascension, in astronomy

Sports, games, and dueling

• Second dealing, a way of cheating in card games
• Second (chess), assistant to a chess player
• Second (curling), delivers the second set of stones in curling;
• Second (duel), the agent of the participant
• Second, the cornerman in combative sports such as boxing
• Second (rock climbing), the climber who follows the lead climber

Other

• Second (parliamentary procedure), to formally support a motion or resolution
• Factory second, a new product sold for a discount because of minor imperfections
• Second hand or used goods, items that have been used before being resold
• Academic degree, second-class degree, divided into upper-second and lower-second, or 2.1 and 2.2, in the British undergraduate degree classification
• Educational stage in North American elementary schools

See also

• Secondment, a transfer of an employee, usually within an organization
• Segundo (disambiguation)
• SND (disambiguation)