<s>
Time-tracking	B-Application
software	I-Application
is	O
a	O
category	O
of	O
computer	B-Application
software	I-Application
that	O
allows	O
its	O
employees	O
to	O
record	O
time	O
spent	O
on	O
tasks	O
or	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
software	I-Application
is	O
used	O
in	O
many	O
industries	O
,	O
including	O
those	O
who	O
employ	O
freelancers	B-Language
and	O
hourly	O
workers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
lawyers	O
,	O
freelancers	B-Language
and	O
accountants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
time-tracking	B-Application
software	I-Application
tool	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
stand-alone	O
or	O
integrated	O
with	O
other	O
applications	O
like	O
project	B-Application
management	I-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
customer	O
support	O
and	O
accounting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	B-Application
tracking	I-Application
software	I-Application
is	O
the	O
electronic	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
traditional	O
paper	O
timesheet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
timesheet	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
time-tracking	B-Application
software	I-Application
also	O
includes	O
time-recording	O
software	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
user	O
activity	O
monitoring	O
(	O
UAM	O
)	O
to	O
record	O
the	O
activities	O
performed	O
on	O
a	O
computer	O
and	O
the	O
time	O
spent	O
on	O
each	O
project	O
and	O
task	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time-tracking	B-Application
software	I-Application
can	O
be	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Application
management	I-Application
systems	I-Application
,	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
timesheet	O
data	O
used	O
by	O
project	B-Application
management	I-Application
software	I-Application
to	O
visualize	O
the	O
effort	O
being	O
spent	O
on	O
projects	O
or	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Timesheet	B-Application
software	I-Application
is	O
software	O
used	O
to	O
maintain	O
timesheets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Timesheet	B-Application
software	I-Application
allows	O
entering	O
time	O
spent	O
performing	O
different	O
projects	O
and	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2006	O
,	O
timesheet	B-Application
software	I-Application
has	O
been	O
moving	O
to	O
mobile	O
platforms	O
(	O
smartphones	O
,	O
tablets	O
,	O
smartwatches	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
software	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
timesheet	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
used	O
by	O
freelancers	B-Language
,	O
this	O
software	O
helps	O
to	O
create	O
reports	O
for	O
clients	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
several	O
ways	O
companies	O
track	O
employee	O
time	O
using	O
time	B-Application
tracking	I-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Automatic	O
The	O
system	O
automatically	O
calculates	O
time	O
spent	O
on	O
tasks	O
or	O
whole	O
projects	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
connected	B-Operating_System
device	I-Operating_System
or	O
a	O
personal	O
computer	O
,	O
and	O
user	O
input	O
using	O
start	O
and	O
stop	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	B-Application
tracking	I-Application
software	I-Application
enhances	O
accountability	O
,	O
by	O
documenting	O
the	O
time	O
it	O
takes	O
to	O
finish	O
given	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Features	O
offered	O
by	O
time-tracking	B-Application
software	I-Application
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
workforce	B-Application
management	I-Application
packages	O
which	O
track	O
attendance	O
,	O
employee	O
absences	O
,	O
human	O
resources	O
issues	O
,	O
payroll	O
,	O
talent	O
management	O
,	O
and	O
labor	O
analytics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
helps	O
evaluate	O
the	O
team	O
’s	O
workflow	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
