<s>
ntpdate	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
computer	O
program	O
used	O
to	O
quickly	O
synchronize	O
and	O
set	O
computers	O
 '	O
date	O
and	O
time	O
by	O
querying	O
a	O
Network	B-Protocol
Time	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
NTP	O
)	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
unix-like	O
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
accuracy	O
and	O
reliability	O
of	O
ntpdate	B-Protocol
entirely	O
depends	O
on	O
the	O
accuracy	O
and	O
network	O
link	O
stability	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
server	O
it	O
connects	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
this	O
inaccuracy	O
can	O
lead	O
to	O
a	O
multitude	O
of	O
problems	O
,	O
the	O
maintainers	O
have	O
decided	O
to	O
deprecate	O
it	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
only	O
using	O
the	O
ntpd	B-Protocol
(	O
network	B-Protocol
time	I-Protocol
protocol	I-Protocol
daemon	O
)	O
or	O
a	O
sntp	O
(	O
simple	O
network	B-Protocol
time	I-Protocol
protocol	I-Protocol
)	O
query	O
.	O
</s>
