reference time

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reference time

noun reference times

countable, uncountable The moment in time near the beginning of switching that is chosen as a reference for the measurement of time in a digital computer.
countable, uncountable The moment in time in which the speaker is using as the imagined or explicit reference point for an utterance.

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@misc{reference_time_2026,
  title = {reference time},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reference%20time},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}