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The onboard clock of an shall not drift more than one minute within a 15- ELECTRONIC DEVICE hour period of the clock is set. VVSG.
Also known asclock skew · clock offset · time drift · clock deviation · clock error · time skew
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The onboard clock of an shall not drift more than one minute within a 15- ELECTRONIC DEVICE hour period of the clock is set. VVSG.
Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Clock Drift. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 21, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/clock-drift
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