Technical computing term for a hardware or software clock mechanism, such as a system clock or timer circuit.
The accuracy of the clock mechanism affects the overall system performance.
クロック is the common loanword for 'clock' in computing contexts, while 刻時機構 is a more formal, technical term often used in specifications or academic writing.
master clock
Compound of 刻時 (kakuji, 'timekeeping' or 'marking time') and 機構 (kikō, 'mechanism'). The exact derivation is uncertain; it is a technical term likely coined in engineering or computing contexts.