Timekeeper

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For the Disney attraction, see The Timekeeper.

A timekeeper is an instrument or person that measures the passage of time; in the case of the latter, often with the assistance of a clock or stopwatch. In addition, the timekeeper records time, time taken, or time remaining during events such as sports matches.

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.

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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.

v t e Time measurement and standards

Major subjects	Time Chronometry Orders of magnitude Metrology

International standards	UTC UTC offset UT ΔT DUT1 IERS ISO 31-1 ISO 8601 TAI 12-hour clock 24-hour clock Barycentric Coordinate Time Civil time Daylight saving time Geocentric Coordinate Time International Date Line Leap second Solar time Terrestrial Time Time zone

Obsolete standards	Barycentric Dynamical Time Ephemeris time Greenwich Mean Time Prime meridian

Time in physics	Absolute time and space Spacetime Chronon Continuous time Coordinate time Cosmological decade Discrete time Planck epoch Planck time Proper time Theory of relativity Time dilation Gravitational time dilation Time domain T-symmetry

Horology	Clock Astrarium Atomic clock Complication Equation of time History of timekeeping devices Hourglass Marine chronometer Marine sandglass Radio clock Sundial Watch Water clock

Calendar	Astronomical Dominical letter Epact Equinox Gregorian Hebrew Hindu Intercalation Islamic Julian Leap year Lunar Lunisolar Seven-day week Solar Solstice Tropical year Weekday determination Weekday names

Archaeology and geology	Dating methodologies Geologic time scale International Commission on Stratigraphy

Astronomical chronology	Galactic year Nuclear time scale Precession Sidereal time

Units of time	Century Day Decade Fortnight Hour Jiffy Lustrum Millennium Minute Moment Month Paksha Saeculum Second Shake Tide Week Year

Related topics	Chronology Duration Mental chronometry Metric time System time Time value of money Timekeeper

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