The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word TIMESERVER
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What does TIMESERVER mean?
TIMESERVER noun- Someone who honours their commitments only when it is personally easy to do so.
- A person who conforms to current opinions, especially for reasons of personal advantage; an opportunist.
- Someone who performs a job for the required time only, making a minimum of effort.
- A device, node or program that transmits the correct time to clients in a network.