クロック
Meanings
1
A clock or clock display, especially in product names, digital displays, apps, or design contexts. For ordinary everyday reference to a clock or watch, 時計 is often more natural.
I put a small digital clock on the desk.
This app displays a large clock on the screen.
2
clock signal; clock rate
Computing and electronics use: the timing signal or operating clock/rate that coordinates a CPU, circuit, or device.
If you raise the CPU clock, power consumption also increases.
This circuit operates in sync with an external clock.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉にクロックを表示するto display a clock (on a screen or device)
A clock is displayed on the phone's screen.
- 〈物〉のクロックを上げるto overclock (raise the clock speed of) a device
I overclocked the computer to boost its performance.
- 〈数〉ギガヘルツのクロックa clock speed of a given number of gigahertz
This CPU operates at a clock speed of 3.5 gigahertz.