"reference time" meaning in All languages combined

See reference time on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: reference times [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} reference time (countable and uncountable, plural reference times)
  1. (computing, software) The moment in time near the beginning of switching that is chosen as a reference for the measurement of time in a digital computer. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing, Software
    Sense id: en-reference_time-en-noun-P72ynjrX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
  2. (linguistics, semantics) The moment in time in which the speaker is using as the imagined or explicit reference point for an utterance. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics, Semantics
    Sense id: en-reference_time-en-noun-OHFfwlR0 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, semantics

Inflected forms

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