A timekeeper is an instrument or person that measures the passage of time.
Person
A timekeeper is a person who measures time with the assistance of a clock or a stopwatch. In addition, a timekeeper records time, time taken, or time remaining during events such as sports matches.
Instrument
A timekeeper is often referred to as a time clock, which tracks employee time. Collecting such data gives employers insight into their workforce. They can then make operational decisions to increase productivity and reduce labor costs.
See also
- Atomic clock
- Chess clock
- Fully automatic time
- Horology
- Referee
- Sense of time
- Stopwatch
- Time clock
- Timegrapher
- Timesheet
- Time tracking software
External links
- 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.