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clocking

clocking

3.3
Recording the time people arrive at or leave work
  • noun
  • /ˈklɑːkɪŋ/
translation icon : registro de tiempo
  • After each shift, the manager checks the clocking records to ensure everyone has arrived on time.

Examples

  • And that is why some of us... end up with our names above the factories... and others just on the clocking-in cards.

    Kinky Boots (2005)

  • So Adam, we have a really low budget clocking device that works with fingerprint detection.

  • Well, as someone with their name on a factory, can I invite you to have your name on one of my clocking-in cards?

    Kinky Boots (2005)

  • The employees gathered at the entrance to start their clocking process for the day.

  • She noticed that her clocking information was incorrect and reported it to the HR department.

Synonyms

timekeeping
vsclocking
3 3.7

Measuring and recording how time passes on clocks or watches

is specific to noting arrivals and departures, often at work

Surface Forms

clocking singular
clockings plural

Morphology

clocking = clock (transparent) = clock + ing

A standard agent/result/gerund nominalization from the verb 'clock', yielding the act of recording times (e.g., clocking in/out).

Etymology

Clocking comes from the verb clock, which means to put a 'time' on a card or machine, as in 'clock in' at work. That's why clocking means the act of recording when someone arrives or leaves.