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Clock Skew

The discrepancy in time between clocks on different computer systems in a network.

Definition

The discrepancy in time between clocks on different computer systems in a network.

Use case

Synchronizing server clocks using NTP to avoid breaking order sequence in distributed timestamps.

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Clock skew

Wikipedia · Article · link checked 2026-10-16

Why clocks disagree across machines, and the bugs that follow.

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