"time clock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: time clocks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} time clock (plural time clocks)
  1. A device that records, on (digital or paper) timecards, the times when employees begin and finish work. Wikipedia link: time clock Categories (topical): Clocks, Machines Synonyms: punch clock, timeclock Related terms: clock in [verb], clock on [verb], punch in [verb], clock out [verb], clock off [verb], punch out [verb], overtime, quitting time Translations (device that records times that employees start and finish work): 打卡機 (Chinese Mandarin), 打卡机 (dǎkǎjī) (Chinese Mandarin), prikklok [feminine] (Dutch), kellokortinlukija (Finnish), Stempeluhr [feminine] (German), Stechuhr [feminine] (German), stimpilklukka [feminine] (Icelandic), relógio de ponto [masculine] (Portuguese), ceasornic de pontaj [neuter] (Romanian)

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