Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

truechimer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: truechimer
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A timeserver that transmits an accurate time via the Network Time Protocol.

Example Sentences

"Coordinate term: falseticker"
"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."

Etymology

Compound of true + chimer. Coined by American academic computer engineer David L. Mills.

Inflected Forms

truechimers (plural)

Questions

What does truechimer mean?: A timeserver that transmits an accurate time via the Network Time Protocol.
Where does truechimer come from?: Compound of true + chimer. Coined by American academic computer engineer David L. Mills.

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