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Definition of System clock

1. Noun. A time-of-day clock in a computer system.

2. Noun. An electronic device in a computer that issues a steady high-frequency signal that synchronizes all the internal components.

Lexicographical Neighbors of System Clock

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Literary usage of System clock

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. SAS/ACCESS(R) 9.1 Supplement for DB2 under z/OS (SAS/ACCESS for Relational by Institute SAS Institute, Sas Institute (2004)
"... derived from the system clock TIME current time, derived from the system clock TIMESTAMP current timestamp, derived from the system clock * The default ..."

2. SAS(R) 9.1.3 Language Reference:: Dictionary, Fifth Edition, Volumes 1-4 by SAS Institute (2006)
"Any subsequent random number generation seeds itself from the system clock. ... then the RAND function uses a call to the system clock to seed itself. ..."

3. SAS/ACCESS(R) 9.1.3 Supplement for DB2 under z/OS (SAS/ACCESS for Relational by SAS Institute, SAS Publishing (CRT) (2006)
"... derived from the system clock TIME current time, derived from the system clock TIMESTAMP current timestamp, derived from the system clock * The default ..."

4. Flax, Tow, and Jute Spinning: A Handbook Containing Information on the by Peter Sharp (1907)
"... Rule for finding Amount which after deducting a given percentage equals a given amount; Calculations for Weight of Rove by Clock System ; Clock Motion, ..."

5. SAS/Genetics(tm) 9.1.3 User's Guide by Wendy Czika, Xiang Yu, Virginia Clark, Rob Pratt (2005)
"The option INIT=RANDOM indicates that initial haplotype frequencies are randomly generated, using a random seed created by the system clock since the SEED= ..."

6. SAS/Genetics 9.1 User's Guide by Wendy Czika, Xiang Yu, Virginia Clark, Rob Pratt (2004)
"The option INIT=RANDOM indicates that initial haplotype frequencies are randomly generated, using a random seed created by the system clock since the SEED= ..."

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