Editing Clock synchronization (section)

{{Short description|Coordination of independent clocks}}
{{broader|Clock network}}

'''Clock synchronization''' is a topic in [[computer science]] and [[engineering]] that aims to coordinate otherwise independent [[clock]]s. Even when initially set accurately, real clocks will differ after some amount of time due to [[clock drift]], caused by clocks counting time at slightly different rates. There are several problems that occur as a result of clock rate differences and several solutions, some being more acceptable than others in certain contexts.<ref>{{Citation
| last1 = Tanenbaum
| first1 = Andrew S.
| author1-link = Andrew S. Tanenbaum
| last2 = van Steen
| first2 = Maarten
| title = Distributed Systems : Principles and Paradigms
| publisher = [[Prentice Hall]]
| year = 2002
| isbn = 0-13-088893-1
}}</ref>