- time clock
- `time ,clock noun counta piece of equipment that records what time people arrive at work and what time they leave
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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Time clock — Early 20th century time clock made by IBM. The face shows employee numbers which would be dialed up by employees entering and leaving the factory. The day and time of entry and exit was punched onto cards inside the box A time clock, sometimes… … Wikipedia
time clock — a clock with an attachment that may be manually activated to stamp or otherwise record the exact time on a card or tape, used to keep a record of the time of something, as of the arrival and departure of employees. [1885 90, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
time clock — noun Date: 1887 a clock that stamps starting and quitting times on an employee s time card … New Collegiate Dictionary
time clock — noun A device that records, on timecards, the times that employees start and finish work. Syn: punch clock … Wiktionary
Real-time clock — A real time clock (RTC) is a computer clock (most often in the form of an integrated circuit) that keeps track of the current time. Although the term often refers to the devices in personal computers, servers and embedded systems, RTCs are… … Wikipedia
Biometric time clock — Biometric time clocks are a class of employee time clock that detect a persons biological attributes to identify them. Examples of this are the hand print clock, which detects the overall attributes of a person s hand, fingerprint clock, and… … Wikipedia
Clock — For other uses, see Clock (disambiguation). Timepiece redirects here. For the Kenny Rogers album, see Timepiece (album). Platform clock at King s Cross railway station, London … Wikipedia
Time discipline — In sociology and anthropology, time discipline is the general name given to social and economic rules, conventions, customs, and expectations governing the measurement of time, the social currency and awareness of time measurements, and people s… … Wikipedia
Time zone — Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. For other uses, see Time zone (disambiguation). Local time redirects here. For the mathematical concept, see Local time (mathematics). This article is about time zones in general. For a list of time zones by… … Wikipedia
clock — clock1 /klok/, n. 1. an instrument for measuring and recording time, esp. by mechanical means, usually with hands or changing numbers to indicate the hour and minute: not designed to be worn or carried about. 2. See time clock. 3. a meter or… … Universalium
Clock network — A clock network or clock system is a set of clocks designed to always show exactly the same time by communicating with each other. Clock networks usually include a central master clock kept in sync with an official time source, and one or more… … Wikipedia
