Meanings
nountime clock (plural time clocks)
plural time clocks · alternative timeclock
- A device that records, on (digital or paper) timecards, the times when employees begin and finish work.
Synonyms: bundy, punch clock
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA device that records, on (digital or paper) timecards, the times when employees begin and finish work.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 打卡機 /打卡机
- 打卡機 /打卡机 (dǎkǎjī)device that records times that employees start and finish work
Dutch prikklok
- prikklokdevice that records times that employees start and finish work
Finnish kellokortinlukija
- kellokortinlukijadevice that records times that employees start and finish work
German Stechuhr, Stempeluhr
- Stechuhrdevice that records times that employees start and finish work
- Stempeluhrdevice that records times that employees start and finish work
Icelandic stimpilklukka
- stimpilklukkadevice that records times that employees start and finish work
Malay perakam waktu
- perakam waktudevice that records times that employees start and finish work
Portuguese relógio de ponto
- relógio de pontodevice that records times that employees start and finish work
Romanian ceasornic de pontaj
- ceasornic de pontajdevice that records times that employees start and finish work
Cite this entry
APA
time clock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20clock
MLA
“time clock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20clock. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “time clock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20clock.
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