The idea is to finish a job in a shorter time as measured by an external clock, even if at the cost of more hardware and programming complexity.
其思想是按照外部时钟的步调在更短的时间内完成一项工作，即便要以更复杂的硬件和编程为代价也在所不惜。
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For example, the sales department is now able to add new users based on actual usage without increasing the complexity and cost of procuring new hardware, software, and administrative resources.