Clock out

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006861",
  "term": "Clock out",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "To record the time of departure from a workplace, formally ending a paid work period or shift. This action, the counterpart to clocking in, provides a precise record of hours worked for payroll, labor cost accounting, and compliance with wage and hour laws. The process is performed using systems ranging from traditional mechanical time clocks that stamp a paper card to modern digital and biometric systems that log the time electronically.",
  "subject": "Electrical engineering",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Clock out",
    "es": "sincronizar salida de datos",
    "fr": "synchroniser la transmission"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/clock-out/"
}