reference time

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The moment in time near the beginning of switching that is chosen as a reference for the measurement of time in a digital computer.
  2. The moment in time in which the speaker is using as the imagined or explicit reference point for an utterance.

Word forms

reference time reference times
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