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System Clock

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

an electronic device in a computer that issues a steady high-frequency signal that synchronizes all the internal components

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Wordset Dictionary

a time-of-day clock in a computer system

NIST SP 800-171r3attested usage pack match

No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 1 citation in that document; a definition is pending curation.

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unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
System Clocks
possessive
System Clock's
pluralpossessive
System Clocks'