English Explanatory Dictionary

timeserver

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who conforms to current opinions, especially for reasons of personal advantage; an opportunist.
  2. Someone who performs a job for the required time only, making a minimum of effort.
  3. A device, node or program that transmits the correct time to clients in a network.
  4. Someone who honors their commitments only when it is personally easy to do so.

Pronunciation

/ˈtʌɪmˌsəːvə/ en-uk-timeserver.ogg

Word forms

timeserver timeservers time-server

Etymology

From time + server.

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