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For other uses, see Timekeeper (disambiguation).
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A timekeeper is a person who measures the passage of time. They may have additional functions in sports and business.

Description

A timekeeper is a person who measures time with the assistance of a clock or a stopwatch.

Functions

Sports

In addition, a timekeeper records time, time taken, or time remaining during events such as sports matches. Along with the game clock, a timekeeper may be needed to manage clocks other gameplay clocks, including play clocks, pitch clocks, and shot clocks.

Business

In business, a timekeeper tracks employee time, potentially using a time clock. Collecting such data gives employers insight into a workforce so that a business can then make operational decisions to increase productivity and reduce labor costs.

See also

  • Atomic clock
  • Chess clock
  • History of timekeeping devices
  • Fully automatic time
  • Horology
  • Referee
  • Sense of time
  • Stopwatch
  • Time clock
  • Timegrapher
  • Timesheet
  • Time tracking software

External links

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  • Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to Timekeepers at Wikimedia Commons
  • A Walk Through Time at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
  • "Treatise for Observers on Constructing the Circle of Projection" is a manuscript, in Arabic, from 1473, about timekeeping.
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