Timekeeper
A timekeeper is a person that measures the passage of time. They may have additional functions in sports and business.
Description[edit]
A timekeeper is a person who measures time with the assistance of a clock or a stopwatch.
Functions[edit]
Sports[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
Media related to Timekeepers at Wikimedia Commons- 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.
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