| a clock with an attachment that may be manually activated to stamp or otherwise record the exact time on a card or tape, used to keep a record of the time of something, as of the arrival and departure of employees. |
| time clock n. A clock that records the starting and quitting times of employees, usually by punching timecards. |
| Main Entry: | time clock |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See punch clock |