Meanings
nountruechimer (plural truechimers)
plural truechimers
- InternetA timeserver that transmits an accurate time via the Network Time Protocol.
Coordinate term: falseticker
1 more example
If a device attempts to ascertain the time by consulting two sources, only one of which smears the second, it will struggle to distinguish a truechimer from a falseticker, and may settle on a minutely incorrect time.
2022 September 30, Nate Hopper, “The Thorny Problem of Keeping the Internet’s Time”, in The New Yorker, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Jun 2024
Origin
Compound of true + chimer. Coined by American academic computer engineer David L. Mills.
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APA
truechimer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/truechimer
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“truechimer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/truechimer. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “truechimer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/truechimer.
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