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.. _plugins-timer:
-Timer Plugin
-============
+Game Play Timer Plugin
+======================
The timer plugin records the total time spent emulating each combination of a
system and a software list item, as well as the number of times each combination
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ has been launched. To see the statistics, bring up the main menu (press **Tab**
during emulation by default), choose **Plugin Options**, and then choose
**Timer**.
-Note that this plugin records wall clock time, not emulated time. That is, it
-records the real time duration elapsed while the emulation is running, according
-to the host OS. This may be shorter than the elapsed emulated time if you turn
-off throttling or use MAME’s “fast forward” feature, or it may be longer than
-the elapsed emulated time if you pause the emulation of if the emulation is too
-demanding to run at full speed.
+This plugin records wall clock time (the real time duration elapsed while
+emulation is running, according to the host OS) as well as emulated time. The
+elapsed wall clock time may be shorter than the elapsed emulated time if you
+turn off throttling or use MAME’s “fast forward” feature, or it may be longer
+than the elapsed emulated time if you pause the emulation of if the emulation is
+too demanding to run at full speed.
The statistics are stored in the file **timer.db** in the **timer** folder
inside your plugin data folder (see the