A time warp is an imaginary spatial distortion that allows

time travel in fiction Time travel is a common theme in fiction, mainly since the late 19th century, and has been depicted in a variety of media, such as literature, television, film, and advertisements. The concept of time travel by mechanical means was popularized ...

, or a hypothetical form of

time dilation In physics and relativity, time dilation is the difference in the elapsed time as measured by two clocks. It is either due to a relative velocity between them ( special relativistic "kinetic" time dilation) or to a difference in gravitational ...

or contraction. Time Warp may also refer to:

Music

* "Time Warp" (song), from ''The Rocky Horror Show'' * ''Time Warp'' (album), a 1995 R&b/House album by Chick Corea *"Time Warp", an R&B track that appeared as a B-side on Eddy Grant's 1983 single "

Electric Avenue Electric Avenue is a street in Brixton, London. Built in the 1880s, it was the first market street to be lit by electric lights (The first street to be lit by an incandescent lightbulb was Mosley Street, in Newcastle upon Tyne). Today, Electr ...

" *"Timewarp", a single by

Sub Focus Nicolaas Douwma (born 13 April 1982), better known by his stage name Sub Focus, is an English DJ, record producer, songwriter, musician and sound engineer from Guildford, Surrey. He has been releasing records since 2003. On 12 October 2009, ...

Entertainment

* ''Time Warp'' (TV series), a popular science television program * ''Time Warp'' (comics), a comic book series published by DC Comics in 1980 and 2013 * ''Time Warp'' (festival), an electronic music festival *''

The Time Warp Trio ''The Time Warp Trio'' is a children's book series written by Jon Scieszka and illustrated by Lane Smith and Adam McCauley, which describes the adventures of three boys – Joe, Sam, and Fred – who travel through time and space with the aid of ...

'', a children's book series **''

Time Warp Trio ''Time Warp Trio'' is an animated television series based on the children's book series of the same name. Created by Jon Scieszka, the series was produced by WGBH Boston in association with Soup2Nuts. The series aired from July 9, 2005 to Jul ...

'', animated series based on the book series

Technology

Dynamic time warping In time series analysis, dynamic time warping (DTW) is an algorithm for measuring similarity between two temporal sequences, which may vary in speed. For instance, similarities in walking could be detected using DTW, even if one person was walki ...

, the property that the timing of a sequence of events may not be regular, addressed in computational sequence comparisons via a dynamic programming algorithm *

Asynchronous reprojection Asynchronous reprojection is a class of computer graphics technologies aimed ensuring a virtual reality headset's responsiveness to user motion even when the GPU isn't able to keep up with the headset's target frame rate. Reprojection involves the ...

, also called time warp, in virtual reality headsets

Other uses

* Time Warp (roller coaster), a roller coaster at Canada's Wonderland {{disambiguation