timeserver

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Synonyms: time-server, time server, time served, timesaver, timeservers, time-served, fileserver, nameserver

Antonyms: time-server, time server, time served, timesaver, timeservers, time-served, fileserver, nameserver

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Noun

1. A person who [[conform]]s to current [[opinion]]s, especially for reasons of [[personal]] [[advantage]]; an [[opportunist]]. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
2. Someone who performs a [[job]] for the required time only, making a minimum of [[effort]]. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|computing}} A [[device]], [[node]] or [[program]] that [[transmit]]s the correct [[time]] to [[client]]s in a [[network]].
4. {{lb|en|obsolete}} Someone who [[honor]]s their [[commitment]]s only when it is personally [[easy]] to do so. {{defdate|16th c.}}

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