clock track
(computer science)
A track on a magnetic recording medium that generates clock pulses for the synchronization of read and write operations.
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The clock track (the right and upper borders of Figure 2) designate the row/column count to the reader.
On the other hand, the real-time digital clock recovery performed in the ASIC uses the digitized waveform in the same way as the batch mode but, unlike the batch mode, the recovered clock tracks the signal phase continuously.
The i.LON's built-in astronomical clock tracks the changes in sun light levels, enabling dimming of the lamps from midnight until dawn, which increases equipment longevity while reducing energy costs.
Almanacs forecast phases of the moon, as did mechanized indicators on clock dials (the dial of a tall case clock tracked the moon's waxing and waning).
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