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DavidB4-bot: /* top */clean up & uniformity

2016-06-27T23:05:07Z

top: clean up & uniformity

IsabellW: categorize

2015-04-24T21:30:20Z

categorize

SamHB: Put the toastmasters stuff back in, but in context. It's a very small part of the overall subject.

2015-04-14T03:49:11Z

Put the toastmasters stuff back in, but in context. It's a very small part of the overall subject.

ScottH35: Made the page make sense.

2015-04-13T22:30:13Z

Made the page make sense.

DeanS: new entry

2007-05-31T06:26:38Z

new entry

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The '''Timer''' keeps track of time for anyone who speaks during a [[Toastmaster]]s meeting.

=External Links=
*[http://www.toastmasters.org/ Toastmasters.org] - The official web site for Toastmasters International.
*[http://toastmasters.wikia.com/wiki/Toastmasters_Wiki Toastmasters Wiki]

[[Category:Public Speaking]]

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 *Timers in computer code to watch for some piece of software that is taking too long.
-In ancient times [[hour glass| hour glasses]] were used to measure time. Stopwatches, kitchen timers, and even phones have replaced timers in the modern world.
+In ancient times [[hour glass]]es were used to measure time. Stopwatches, kitchen timers, and even phones have replaced timers in the modern world.
 In a [[Toastmaster]]s meeting, training people to keep their speeches close to a predetermined length is accomplished by a person who is assigned the task of "timer".

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-A '''Timer''' is a device or person that keeps track of the passage of time.  There are an enormous number of places in which the passage of time must be measured, and there are an enormous number of devices that do this.  A timer can be one of two types: a device which counts up from zero, a device which counts down from a specific time interval. Timers can be mechanical or digital.  Some timers give some specific "alarm" or indication when a specified interval has ended.  Among the applications of timers are, to name a few:
+A '''timer''' is a device or person that keeps track of the passage of time.  There are an enormous number of places in which the passage of time must be measured, and there are an enormous number of devices that do this.  A timer can be one of two types: a device which counts up from zero, a device which counts down from a specific time interval. Timers can be mechanical or digital.  Some timers give some specific "alarm" or indication when a specified interval has ended.  Among the applications of timers are, to name a few:
 *Timers to time the cooking of a boiled egg.  There are sometimes just inexpensive hourglasses.
 *Timers to set a limit on the length of time one is permitted to take in Scrabble and other games.  There are often inexpensive hourglasses also.
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 *[http://www.toastmasters.org/ Toastmasters.org] - The official web site for Toastmasters International.
 *[http://toastmasters.wikia.com/wiki/Toastmasters_Wiki Toastmasters Wiki]

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−	A '''Timer''' is a device ~~which is used to keep~~ track of the passage of time. A timer can be one of two types: a device which counts up from zero, a device which counts down from a specific time interval. Timers can be mechanical or digital.	+	A '''Timer''' is a device or person that keeps track of the passage of time. There are an enormous number of places in which the passage of time must be measured, and there are an enormous number of devices that do this. A timer can be one of two types: a device which counts up from zero, a device which counts down from a specific time interval. Timers can be mechanical or digital. Some timers give some specific "alarm" or indication when a specified interval has ended. Among the applications of timers are, to name a few:
		+	*Timers to time the cooking of a boiled egg. There are sometimes just inexpensive hourglasses.
		+	*Timers to set a limit on the length of time one is permitted to take in Scrabble and other games. There are often inexpensive hourglasses also.
		+	*Timers used in competitive chess games. These are often quite sophisticated.
		+	*Timers for athletic events.
		+	*Timers to limit the time that one sleeps, that is, alarm clocks.
		+	*Timers built in to microwave ovens.
		+	*Timers for other things in the kitchen.
		+	*Timers for a multitude of industrial and scientific processes.
		+	*Timers in computer code to watch for some piece of software that is taking too long.

	In ancient times [[hour glass\| hour glasses]] were used to measure time. Stopwatches, kitchen timers, and even phones have replaced timers in the modern world.		In ancient times [[hour glass\| hour glasses]] were used to measure time. Stopwatches, kitchen timers, and even phones have replaced timers in the modern world.
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		+	In a [[Toastmaster]]s meeting, training people to keep their speeches close to a predetermined length is accomplished by a person who is assigned the task of "timer".
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		+	=External Links=
		+	*[http://www.toastmasters.org/ Toastmasters.org] - The official web site for Toastmasters International.
		+	*[http://toastmasters.wikia.com/wiki/Toastmasters_Wiki Toastmasters Wiki]

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−	~~The~~ '''Timer''' ~~keeps~~ track of time ~~for anyone who speaks during~~ a ~~[[Toastmaster]]s meeting~~.	+	A '''Timer''' is a device which is used to keep track of the passage of time. A timer can be one of two types: a device which counts up from zero, a device which counts down from a specific time interval. Timers can be mechanical or digital.

−	~~=External Links=~~	+	In ancient times [[hour glass\| hour glasses]] were used to measure time. Stopwatches, kitchen timers, and even phones have replaced timers in the modern world.
−	*[~~http://www.toastmasters.org/ Toastmasters.org~~] ~~- The official web site for Toastmasters International.~~
−	*[http://toastmasters.~~wikia~~.~~com/wiki/Toastmasters_Wiki Toastmasters Wiki]~~
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−	~~[[Category:Public Speaking]]~~