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{{Short description|Instrument or person that measures the passage of time}}
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A '''timekeeper''' is a person that measures the passage of [[time]]. They may have additional functions in sports and business.

==Description==
A timekeeper is a person who measures time with the assistance of a [[clock]] or a [[stopwatch]].

== Functions ==

=== Sports ===
In addition, a timekeeper records time, time taken, or time remaining during events such as [[sport]]s matches. Along with the [[Game clock (sports)|game clock]], a timekeeper may be needed to manage clocks other gameplay clocks, including [[Play clock|play clocks]], [[Pitch clock|pitch clocks]], and [[Shot clock|shot clocks]].

=== Business ===
In business, a timekeeper tracks employee time, potentially using a [[time clock]]. Collecting such data gives employers insight into a workforce so that a business can then make operational decisions to increase productivity and reduce labor costs.

==See also==
* [[Atomic clock]]
* [[Chess clock]]
* [[History of timekeeping devices]]
* [[Fully automatic time]]
* [[Horology]]
* [[Referee]]
* [[Sense of time]]
* [[Stopwatch]]
* [[Time clock]]
* [[Timegrapher]]
* [[Timesheet]]
* [[Time tracking software]]

==External links==
{{Wiktionary}}
* {{Commonscatinline|Timekeepers}}
* [http://physics.nist.gov/GenInt/Time/time.html A Walk Through Time] at the [[National Institute of Standards and Technology]]
* [http://www.wdl.org/en/item/2849 "Treatise for Observers on Constructing the Circle of Projection"] is a manuscript, in Arabic, from 1473, about timekeeping.

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[[Category:Sports occupations and roles]]
[[Category:Sports officiating]]
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