"slave clock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: slave clocks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} slave clock (plural slave clocks)
  1. A clock that is synchronised by a master clock. Wikipedia link: slave clock Categories (topical): Clocks
    Sense id: en-slave_clock-en-noun-jlqybXUh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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