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ntpd

Network Time Protocol Daemon
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ntpd

Summary

ntpd is a daemon[1]. ntpd draws 344 Wikipedia views per month (daemon category, ranking #16 of 23).[2]

Key Facts

  • ntpd's instance of is recorded as daemon[3].
  • ntpd is used for Network Time Protocol[4].
  • ntpd is used for synchronization[5].
  • ntpd's official website is recorded as https://www.ntp.org/[6].
  • ntpd's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/ntp-project/ntp[7].
  • ntpd's uses is recorded as Network Time Protocol[8].
  • ntpd's protocol is recorded as Network Time Protocol[9].

Why It Matters

ntpd draws 344 Wikipedia views per month (daemon category, ranking #16 of 23).[2] ntpd is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . bxr.su. bxr.su. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . openbsd.su. openbsd.su. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . mdoc.su. mdoc.su. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . api.github.com. Retrieved . api.github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . bxr.su. bxr.su. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). ntpd. Retrieved October 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ntpd
MLA “ntpd.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ntpd.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ntpd_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{ntpd}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ntpd}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-03}}
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  1. 5d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.ntp.org/
    Instance of → —
    Protocol → Network Time Protocol
    Uses → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P6262]]: apple:Ntpd, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/143413551|Ntpd (#143413551)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5500|Apple Wiki (Fandom)]] #m"
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