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truechimer

truechimer noun: a timeserver that transmits an accurate time via the Network Time Protocol.

Noun

truechimer (plural truechimers)

  1. (Internet) A timeserver that transmits an accurate time via the Network Time Protocol.
    • Coordinate term: falseticker
    • 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 truechimer

pluraltruechimers

Origin of truechimer

Compound of true + chimer. Coined by American academic computer engineer David L. Mills.

Questions about truechimer

What does truechimer mean?
Truechimer means a timeserver that transmits an accurate time via the Network Time Protocol.
What part of speech is truechimer?
Truechimer is a noun.
What is the plural of truechimer?
The plural of truechimer is truechimers.

Words near truechimer in the dictionary

  1. trueborn
  2. trueborns
  3. truebred
  4. truecel
  5. truecels
  6. truechimer
  7. truechimers
  8. trued
  9. trued up
  10. truefan
  11. truefans

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