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[[Image:Qcontinuumclock.jpg|thumb|A clock without hands, as shown in a [[Human]] representation of the Q Continuum.]]
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[[File:Qcontinuumclock.jpg|thumb|A clock without hands, as shown in a [[Human]] representation of the Q Continuum.]]
[[Image:Clock_with_base.jpg|thumb|A clock in Jake Sisko's house]]
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[[File:Clock with_base.jpg|thumb|A clock in Jake Sisko's house]]
 
A '''clock''' is a stationary device used to keep track of the passage of [[time]]. It was commonly used on the [[planet]] [[Earth]]. The mobile version of a clock is called a '''wristwatch''' or simply '''watch'''.
 
A '''clock''' is a stationary device used to keep track of the passage of [[time]]. It was commonly used on the [[planet]] [[Earth]]. The mobile version of a clock is called a '''wristwatch''' or simply '''watch'''.
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In [[2121]] [[Henry Archer]] kept a clock on a wall in his home on Earth. ({{ENT|Broken Bow}})
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By [[2151]] clocks were use on the [[Akaali homeworld]]. ({{ENT|Civilization}})
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In [[2254]] a female crewmember aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} was wearing a wristwatch while off duty. ({{TOS|The Cage}})
   
 
By the [[23rd century]], clocks were used aboard [[starship]]s in the form of on-board [[chronometer]]s. ({{TOS|Balance of Terror}})
 
By the [[23rd century]], clocks were used aboard [[starship]]s in the form of on-board [[chronometer]]s. ({{TOS|Balance of Terror}})
: ''In the remastered version of {{e|The Naked Time}}, Sulu's chronometer featured a [[stardate]] clock and military time.''
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{{bginfo|In the remastered version of {{e|The Naked Time}}, Sulu's chronometer featured a [[stardate]] clock and military time.}}
   
 
In [[2267]], [[Korob]] wore a wristwatch. ({{TOS|Catspaw}})
 
In [[2267]], [[Korob]] wore a wristwatch. ({{TOS|Catspaw}})
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In [[2364]], [[Beverly Crusher]] wore a wristwatch. ({{TNG|Code of Honor}})
 
In [[2364]], [[Beverly Crusher]] wore a wristwatch. ({{TNG|Code of Honor}})
   
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[[Marla Aster]] kept an old clock with a large base in her house on [[Earth]]. ({{TNG|The Bonding}})
While under the influence of the [[Saltah'na energy sphere]], [[Benjamin Sisko]] built a complex mechanical clock, which he would keep in his office in perpetuity. When asked later why he had done so, he replied "I have no idea." ({{DS9|Dramatis Personae}})
 
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[[Doctor]] [[Noonian Soong]] kept a cuckoo clock in his laboratory on [[Terlina III]]. ({{TNG|Brothers}})
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While under the influence of the [[Saltah'na energy sphere]], [[Benjamin Sisko]] built a complex mechanical clock, the [[Saltah'na clock]], which he would keep in his office in perpetuity. When asked later why he had done so, he replied "I have no idea." ({{DS9|Dramatis Personae}})
   
 
''In an alternate timeline [[Jake Sisko]] owned two clocks in his house in [[Louisiana]]. One was placed on the wall next to the door and a larger one with a base in his living room.'' ({{DS9|The Visitor}})
 
''In an alternate timeline [[Jake Sisko]] owned two clocks in his house in [[Louisiana]]. One was placed on the wall next to the door and a larger one with a base in his living room.'' ({{DS9|The Visitor}})
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In [[2373]], [[Major]] [[Kira Nerys]] briefly checked the time on a wristwtach prior to the arrival of [[Legate]] [[Tekeny Ghemor]] on [[Deep Space 9]]. ({{DS9|Ties of Blood and Water}})
   
 
When [[Kathryn Janeway]] and [[Tuvok]] were taken to the [[Q Continuum]], a building they were led to had a clock without hands. ({{VOY|Death Wish}})
 
When [[Kathryn Janeway]] and [[Tuvok]] were taken to the [[Q Continuum]], a building they were led to had a clock without hands. ({{VOY|Death Wish}})
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''In an [[alternate timeline]], [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway]] was moved by her [[first officer]] [[Chakotay]]'s defiance when she found the watch that he [[replicator|replicated]] against her direct order to salvage it. ({{VOY|Year of Hell, Part II}})''
 
''In an [[alternate timeline]], [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway]] was moved by her [[first officer]] [[Chakotay]]'s defiance when she found the watch that he [[replicator|replicated]] against her direct order to salvage it. ({{VOY|Year of Hell, Part II}})''
   
==References==
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== References ==
 
Some story titles that are allusions to clocks include:
 
Some story titles that are allusions to clocks include:
 
* {{TAS|The Counter-Clock Incident}}
 
* {{TAS|The Counter-Clock Incident}}
 
* {{VOY|11:59}}
 
* {{VOY|11:59}}
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===Apocrypha===
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=== Apocrypha ===
 
* "[[The Wristwatch Plantation]]"
 
* "[[The Wristwatch Plantation]]"
   
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[[Category:Time|Clock]]
 
[[Category:Time|Clock]]
 
[[Category:Tools|Clock]]
 
[[Category:Tools|Clock]]

Revision as of 22:53, 19 January 2014

File:Qcontinuumclock.jpg

A clock without hands, as shown in a Human representation of the Q Continuum.

Clock with base

A clock in Jake Sisko's house

A clock is a stationary device used to keep track of the passage of time. It was commonly used on the planet Earth. The mobile version of a clock is called a wristwatch or simply watch.

In 2121 Henry Archer kept a clock on a wall in his home on Earth. (ENT: "Broken Bow")

By 2151 clocks were use on the Akaali homeworld. (ENT: "Civilization")

In 2254 a female crewmember aboard the USS Enterprise was wearing a wristwatch while off duty. (TOS: "The Cage")

By the 23rd century, clocks were used aboard starships in the form of on-board chronometers. (TOS: "Balance of Terror")

In the remastered version of "The Naked Time", Sulu's chronometer featured a stardate clock and military time.

In 2267, Korob wore a wristwatch. (TOS: "Catspaw")

James T. Kirk kept an antique clock in his home during his first retirement from Starfleet. Sometime prior to 2293, he gave the clock to his friend, Leonard McCoy. (Star Trek Generations)

In 2364, Beverly Crusher wore a wristwatch. (TNG: "Code of Honor")

Marla Aster kept an old clock with a large base in her house on Earth. (TNG: "The Bonding")

Doctor Noonian Soong kept a cuckoo clock in his laboratory on Terlina III. (TNG: "Brothers")

While under the influence of the Saltah'na energy sphere, Benjamin Sisko built a complex mechanical clock, the Saltah'na clock, which he would keep in his office in perpetuity. When asked later why he had done so, he replied "I have no idea." (DS9: "Dramatis Personae")

In an alternate timeline Jake Sisko owned two clocks in his house in Louisiana. One was placed on the wall next to the door and a larger one with a base in his living room. (DS9: "The Visitor")

In 2373, Major Kira Nerys briefly checked the time on a wristwtach prior to the arrival of Legate Tekeny Ghemor on Deep Space 9. (DS9: "Ties of Blood and Water")

When Kathryn Janeway and Tuvok were taken to the Q Continuum, a building they were led to had a clock without hands. (VOY: "Death Wish")

In an alternate timeline, Captain Kathryn Janeway was moved by her first officer Chakotay's defiance when she found the watch that he replicated against her direct order to salvage it. (VOY: "Year of Hell, Part II")

References

Some story titles that are allusions to clocks include:

Apocrypha