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Reference clock

In telecommunication, the term reference clock has the following meanings:

1. A clock with which another clock is compared.

2. A clock, usually of high stability and accuracy, used to govern a network of mutually synchronized clocks of lower stability.

Note: The failure of a reference clock does not necessarily cause loss of synchronism.

Source: from Federal Standard 1037C and from MIL-STD-188

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