reference time

noun

The moment in time near the beginning of switching that is chosen as a reference for the measurement of time in a digital computer.

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Meanings

nounreference time (countable and uncountable, plural reference times)

plural reference times

  1. countableuncountablecomputingThe moment in time near the beginning of switching that is chosen as a reference for the measurement of time in a digital computer.
  2. countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe moment in time in which the speaker is using as the imagined or explicit reference point for an utterance.
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APA

reference time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reference%20time

MLA

“reference time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reference%20time. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reference time,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reference%20time.

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