Definition of "timebase" [timebase]

• A time period used as a base measurement or frequency. (noun)

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• "Actually, I think an odometer could be used as the basis for congestion charging with a simple addition -- time-enable it, putting some accurate (and nondefeasible) timebase in the vehicle that for example updates off the WWV clock signal."
• "I am looking for a DV camcorder that has analogue AV inputs and an inbuilt timebase corrector so I can use it as a portable video recorder to record from ancient tube video cameras I have dating from the 70s and 80s as I want to use them on remote locations without the need of using a big portable VHS recorder and long RCA leads."
• "X Series devices include four enhanced 32-bit counters for frequency, pulse-width modulation (PWM) and encoder operations, as well as a 100MHz timebase that can generate analogue and digital sampling rates with five times better resolution than previous devices."