Timekeeper

For other uses, seeTimekeeper (disambiguation).

Atimekeeperis a person that measures the passage oftime.They may have additional functions in sports and business.

Description

A timekeeper is a person who measures time with the assistance of aclockor astopwatch.

Functions

Sports

In addition, a timekeeper records time, time taken, or time remaining during events such assportsmatches. Along with thegame clock,a timekeeper may be needed to manage clocks other gameplay clocks, includingplay clocks,pitch clocks,andshot clocks.

Business

In business, a timekeeper tracks employee time, potentially using atime clock.Collecting such data gives employers insight into a workforce so that a business can then make operational decisions to increase productivity and reduce labor costs.

See also

• Atomic clock
• Chess clock
• History of timekeeping devices
• Fully automatic time
• Horology
• Referee
• Sense of time
• Stopwatch
• Time clock
• Timegrapher
• Timesheet
• Time tracking software

External links

• Media related toTimekeepersat Wikimedia Commons
• A Walk Through Timeat theNational Institute of Standards and Technology
• "Treatise for Observers on Constructing the Circle of Projection"is a manuscript, in Arabic, from 1473, about timekeeping.