{{Short description|Instrument or person that measures the passage of time}} {{Other uses}} {{unreferenced|date=March 2026}} A '''timekeeper''' is a person that measures the passage of time. They may have additional functions in sports and business.
==Description== A timekeeper is a person who measures time with the assistance of a clock or a stopwatch.
== Functions ==
=== Sports === In addition, a timekeeper records time, time taken, or time remaining during events such as sports matches. Along with the game clock, a timekeeper may be needed to manage clocks other gameplay clocks, including play clocks, pitch clocks, and shot clocks.
=== Business === In business, a timekeeper tracks employee time, potentially using a time 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== {{Wiktionary}} * {{Commonscatinline|Timekeepers}} * [http://physics.nist.gov/GenInt/Time/time.html A Walk Through Time] at the National Institute of Standards and Technology * [http://www.wdl.org/en/item/2849 "Treatise for Observers on Constructing the Circle of Projection"] is a manuscript, in Arabic, from 1473, about timekeeping.
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Category:Sports occupations and roles Category:Sports officiating Category:Timekeeping
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