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falseticker

falseticker noun: a timeserver that transmits an inaccurate time via the Network Time Protocol.

Noun

falseticker (plural falsetickers)

  1. (Internet) A timeserver that transmits an inaccurate time via the Network Time Protocol.
    • Coordinate term: truechimer
    • If a device attempts to ascertain the time by consulting two sources, only one of which smears the second, it will struggle to distinguish a truechimer from a falseticker, and may settle on a minutely incorrect time.2022 September 30, Nate Hopper, “The Thorny Problem of Keeping the Internet’s Time”, in The New Yorker, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Jun 2024

Forms of falseticker

pluralfalsetickers

Origin of falseticker

Compound of false + ticker. Coined by American academic computer engineer David L. Mills.

Questions about falseticker

What does falseticker mean?
Falseticker means a timeserver that transmits an inaccurate time via the Network Time Protocol.
What part of speech is falseticker?
Falseticker is a noun.
What is the plural of falseticker?
The plural of falseticker is falsetickers.

Words near falseticker in the dictionary

  1. falsens
  2. falser
  3. falsers
  4. falses
  5. falsest
  6. falseticker
  7. falsetickers
  8. falsettist
  9. falsettists
  10. falsetto
  11. falsettoed

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