It sets an alarm or a timer for a scheduled time to wake up.

它发送一个警报或一个定时器，以便唤醒一个已指定的时间。

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Db2alarm (alarm thread) : Notifies EDUs when their requested timer has expired (UNIX-only).

db2alarm(报警线程)：当edu请求的计时器到期时通知EDU(仅在UNIX上)。

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This causes the device to double the current multiplication factor, reset the alarm using the current timer value as the base, and go back to waiting for the next event.

这造成设备把当前乘数加倍，用当前计时器的值作为基值重新设置闹钟，然后返回，继续等候下一个事件。

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An alarm clock 'timer' was in his jacket pocket.

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An Off Timer allows you to set an alarm clock to turn of the monitor automatically, and the eSaver feature lets you preset power conservation modes for the display when the PC is not in use.

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