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What (who) is timer - definition

DEVICE THAT AUTOMATICALLY TIMES A PROCESS OR EVENT OR ACTIVATES AN OPERATION OR ANOTHER DEVICE AT A PRESET TIME OR TIMES

Timers; ⏲; Hardware timer; Software timer; Apple timer

timer

2009 FILM BY JAC SCHAEFFER

User:Polysophia/Timer (2009 film); Timer (2009 film); TiMER (film); TiMER

n.

timing device

to set a timer

timer

2009 FILM BY JAC SCHAEFFER

User:Polysophia/Timer (2009 film); Timer (2009 film); TiMER (film); TiMER

¦ noun

1. an automatic mechanism for activating a device at a preset time.

2. a person or device that records the amount of time taken by a process or activity.

3. [in combination] indicating how many times someone has done something: a first-timer.

timer

2009 FILM BY JAC SCHAEFFER

User:Polysophia/Timer (2009 film); Timer (2009 film); TiMER (film); TiMER

(timers)

A timer is a device that measures time, especially one that is part of a machine and causes it to start or stop working at specific times.

...electronic timers that automatically switch on the lights when it gets dark.

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see also egg timer

Wikipedia

Timer

A timer is a specialized type of clock used for measuring specific time intervals.

Timers can be categorized into two main types. The word "timer" is usually reserved for devices that counts down from a specified time interval, while devices that do the opposite, measuring elapsed time by counting upwards from zero, are called stopwatches. A simple example of the first type is an hourglass. Working method timers have two main groups: hardware and software timers.

Most timers give an indication that the time interval that had been set has expired.

Time switches, timing mechanisms that activate a switch, are sometimes also called "timers."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timer

Examples of use of timer

1. "There were definitely timer–fitted devices and evidence at the moment suggests that an analogue or a digial timer may have been used," he added.

2. Linda Carey, whose children are grown, is a first–timer.

3. Phone parts or the timer may provide vital clues.

4. They said the bomb had been detonated by a timer.

5. As the timer senses internal temperature, it eliminates guess work.