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.
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How to use time clock in a sentence
On Monday, the National Park Service said the time clock that operates the lights had failed.
Closed for virus, Washington Monument went unlit Sunday, officials say | Martin Weil | January 26, 2021 | Washington PostYou wake up at two or three in the morning, not because you are nervous but because your time clock is all screwed up.
What It Feels Like to Lose a Presidential Election | David Freedlander | November 5, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHe went after the time clock when he thought he was getting cheated.
Face It, Republicans, ‘Bazooka Joe’ Biden Won the VP Debate | Matt Latimer | October 12, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST"Denise is an actress who is on a time clock," said one source close to Sheen.
Past that, things rocked along until the hands of the big standard-time clock in the despatcher's room pointed to midnight.
The Wreckers | Francis Lynde
Running up the stairs to the administrative wing, he paused outside the door to punch the time clock.
Meeting of the Board | Alan Edward NourseA special input register may be connected to operate as a Real time clock.
Preliminary Specifications: Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3) | Digital Equipment CorporationWe got back there 14 after, I noticed the time on my watch, and the Hertz time clock I noticed was about a minute later.
Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyBy the time clock, where I was told to wait, stood the woman just ahead of me in the line.
Working With the Working Woman | Cornelia Stratton Parker
British Dictionary definitions for time clock
a clock which records, by punching or stamping cards inserted into it, the time of arrival or departure of people, such as employees in a factory
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