Timekeeper

For the Disney attraction, see The Timekeeper.

A timekeeper (also spelled time keeper and time-keeper) is an instrument or person that measures the passage of time.

Timekeeper job

In the case of a job occupation, the timekeeper is a person who measures time with the assistance of a clock or stopwatch. In addition, the timekeeper records time, time taken, or time remaining during events such as sports matches.

Timekeeper instrument

A timekeeper is often referred to as a time clock, which tracks employee time. Collecting such data gives employers insight into their workforce. They can then make operational decisions to increase productivity and reduce labor costs.

See also

• Atomic clock
• Chess clock
• Fully Automatic Time
• Horology
• Meeting Roles
• Referee
• Sense of time
• Stopwatch
• Time clock
• Timesheet
• Time tracking software

Newsgroup

• alt.horology

External links

• A Walk Through Time at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
• "Treatise for Observers on Constructing the Circle of Projection" is a manuscript, in Arabic, from 1473, about timekeeping.