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reference time

reference time noun: the moment in time near the beginning of switching that is chosen as a reference for the measurement of time in a digital computer.

Noun

reference time (countable and uncountable, plural reference times)

  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.

Forms of reference time

pluralreference times

Questions about reference time

What does reference time mean?
Reference time means the moment in time near the beginning of switching that is chosen as a reference for the measurement of time in a digital computer.
What part of speech is reference time?
Reference time is a noun.
What is the plural of reference time?
The plural of reference time is reference times.

Words near reference time in the dictionary

  1. reference marks
  2. reference point
  3. reference points
  4. reference star
  5. reference stars
  6. reference time
  7. reference times
  8. reference type
  9. reference types
  10. reference variable
  11. reference variables

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