Millisecond (ms)
Definition: A millisecond is one thousandth of a second.
History/origin: The millisecond grew in importance with telegraphy, industrial control, computing, and modern user-interface timing.
Current use: Milliseconds are common in software performance, gaming latency, response times, and many industrial or medical devices.
Year (yr)
Definition: The year is a long calendar unit based on Earth's solar orbit. For unit conversion, it is commonly averaged as 365.25 days.
History/origin: People organized years around seasons, planting cycles, and celestial observations, then refined them through calendars for civic and scientific use.
Current use: Yr is used for ages, anniversaries, mortgages, warranties, leases, climate averages, school grades, investment horizons, history timelines, and long-term records.