timer device

  • 1timer — ► NOUN 1) an automatic mechanism for activating a device at a preset time. 2) a person or device that records the amount of time taken by a process or activity. 3) indicating how many times someone has done something: a first timer …

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  • 2Timer — Tim er, n. 1. A timekeeper; especially, a watch by which small intervals of time can be measured; a kind of stop watch. It is used for timing the speed of horses, machinery, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. (Internal combustion Engines) In electric… …

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  • 3Timer — A timer is a specialized type of clock. A timer can be used to control the sequence of an event or process. Whereas a stopwatch counts upwards from zero for measuring elapsed time, a timer counts down from a specified time interval, like a sand… …

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  • 4device — Synonyms and related words: AM receiver, AM tuner, AM FM receiver, AM FM tuner, CB, Charlie McCarthy, Fathometer, Flexowriter typewriter, Geiger counter, John Hancock, RDF, X, X ray microscope, ability, achievement, action, ad hoc measure, agency …

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  • 5timer — n. timing device to set a timer * * * [ taɪmə] [ timing device ] to set a timer …

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  • 6timer — /tuy meuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that times. 2. a person who measures or records time. 3. a device for indicating or measuring elapsed time, as a stopwatch. 4. a device for controlling machinery, appliances, or the like, in a specified way at …

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  • 7timer — noun 1》 an automatic mechanism for activating a device at a preset time. 2》 a person or device that records the amount of time taken by a process or activity. 3》 [in combination] indicating how many times someone has done something: a first timer …

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  • 8timer — [[t]ta͟ɪmə(r)[/t]] timers N COUNT A timer is a device that measures time, especially one that is part of a machine and causes it to start or stop working at specific times. → See also egg timer ...electronic timers that automatically switch on… …

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  • 9Device control register — A device control register (DCR) is a register that resides in an element of a System on a chip (e.g. a memory unit, a DMA controller, other bus controller, a timer etc.) and allows to configure, control and probe this element. Typically, a… …

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  • 10timer — sinchronizatorius statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. lock unit; synchronizer; timer; timing device; timing mechanism; timing unit vok. Synchronisator, m; Synchronisiereinrichtung, f; Synchronisiergerät, n rus. синхронизатор, m;… …

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