Computerized Time Clock Overview

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These days computerized time clocks come in many different forms. There is the traditional electro-mechanical time clock that uses a mechanical clock with a stamping mechanism.

This punches an employees “Punch IN” and “Punch OUT” time onto a card. This part of the overall time clock system is often called the data collection component.

However, employee data collection i.e. their “Punch IN” (time in) and “Punch OUT” (time out) can be accomplished by other means including the traditional time clocks, time-and-date stamps, guard tour systems and access control systems.

The next generation of systems introduced the idea of using a card that doesn’t need physically stamping with a time. Rather an employee’s presence is registered and stored directly by the time clock system without the need to punch a card. This type includes proximity, barcode, and magnetic stripe badge readers.

The most modern computerized time clock systems are designed not to use cards of any type. Instead they use biometric recognition to uniquely identify employees. Biometric time clock recognition mechanisms include finger, hand, and fingerprint readers.

The other part of the time clock system is the computer - usually a PC or network of PCs - that is used to collect the data from the time clock and produce management reports.

Learn more about computerized time clocks at www.computerized-timeclock.info

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