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  2. Stopwatch - Wikipedia

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    A stopwatch is a timepiece designed to measure the amount of time that elapses between its activation and deactivation. A large digital version of a stopwatch designed for viewing at a distance, as in a sports stadium, is called a stop clock. In manual timing, the clock is started and stopped by a person pressing a button.

  3. Fully automatic time - Wikipedia

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    Light beam timing system (the two lenses extended to the right of the stand) Fully automatic time (abbreviated FAT) is a form of race timing in which the clock is automatically activated by the starting device, and the finish time is either automatically recorded, or timed by analysis of a photo finish.

  4. Timer - Wikipedia

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    A typical kitchen timer. A timer or countdown timer is a type of clock that starts from a specified time duration and stops upon reaching 00:00. An example of a simple timer is an hourglass. Commonly, a timer triggers an alarm when it ends. A timer can be implemented through hardware or software.

  5. Methods-time measurement - Wikipedia

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    Methods-Time Measurement (MTM) is a predetermined motion time system that is used primarily in industrial settings to analyze the methods used to perform any manual operation or task and, as a product of that analysis, to set the standard time in which a worker should complete that task.

  6. Talk:Stopwatch - Wikipedia

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    In manual timing, the clock is started and stopped by a person pressing a button. In fully automatic time, both starting and stopping are triggered automatically, by sensors. large digital version of a stopwatch designed for viewing at a distance, as in a sports stadium, is called a stop clock.

  7. History of timekeeping devices - Wikipedia

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    The manual winding Speedmaster Professional or "Moonwatch" was worn during the first United States spacewalk as part of NASA's Gemini 4 mission and was the first watch worn by an astronaut walking on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission. [199] In 1969, Seiko produced the world's first quartz wristwatch, the Astron. [200]

  8. Time and motion study - Wikipedia

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    Time study is a direct and continuous observation of a task, using a timekeeping device (e.g., decimal minute stopwatch, computer-assisted electronic stopwatch, and videotape camera) to record the time taken to accomplish a task [3] and it is often used if at least one of the following applies: [4]

  9. Windows Clock - Wikipedia

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    Windows Clock (known as Clock & Alarms on Pocket PC 2000, [2] Alarms on Windows 8.1, and, until July 2022, Alarms & Clock on Windows 10) is a time management app for Microsoft Windows, with five key features: alarms, world clocks, timers, a stopwatch, and focus sessions. The features are listed on a sidebar.