System Clock
nounid
132826·updated May 18, 2026verified
an electronic device in a computer that issues a steady high-frequency signal that synchronizes all the internal components
polysemousMWE
Attested in
NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 - Protecting CUI in Nonfederal Systems
03.03.07.b ¶ 1
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- System Clocks
- possessive
- System Clock's
- pluralpossessive
- System Clocks'
Framework definitions
- §1
- an electronic device in a computer that issues a steady high-frequency signal that synchronizes all the internal components
- §2
- a time-of-day clock in a computer system
- §1 · attested_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.Increment 2: attested in 800-171r3 without a glossary definition.
- §1 · legacy_primary
- an electronic device in a computer that issues a steady high-frequency signal that synchronizes all the internal componentsDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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