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clocksources

clocksources is the plural of clocksource.

Meaning of clocksource

Noun

clocksource (plural clocksources)

  1. A source of time used by an application, such as a hardware clock.
    • Note, if that clocksource clock also is a low resolution timer like the Jiffies timer, the initialization function of the CPU Jitter Random Number Generator is expected to catch this issue. […] The clocksources tested are: gp_timer. When enabling the dg_timer clocksource, the system reboots after...2022 July 1, Stephan Müller, “CPU Time Jitter Based Non-Physical True Random Number Generator”, in chronox.de, archived from the original on 27 May 2025, pages 21, 148

Questions about clocksources

What is clocksources the plural of?
Clocksources is the plural of clocksource.

Words near clocksources in the dictionary

  1. clocks up
  2. clocksmith
  3. clocksmithing
  4. clocksmiths
  5. clocksource
  6. clocksources
  7. clockspring
  8. clocksprings
  9. clockstar
  10. clockstars
  11. clocksucker

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