clock

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-000701",
  "term": "clock",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "A device that generates periodic, accurately spaced signals for timekeeping applications. A clock consists of at least three parts: an oscillator, a device that counts the oscillations and converts them to units of time interval (such as seconds, minutes, hours, and days), and a means of displaying or recording the results.",
  "references": [
    "NISTIR 8323 [Superseded] from NIST T&F Glossary; NIST IR 8323r1 from NIST T&F Glossary",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/clock/"
}