timestamp

American

[tahym-stamp] / ˈtaɪmˌstæmp /

Or time stamp

noun

a digital or printed record of the time that something happened.

The timestamp showed that the blog post had been made at 8:01 a.m.
a device for stamping the date and time of day that letters, packages, etc., are received or mailed.

verb (used with object)

the act or process of recording, digitally or in print, the time that something happened.

The program timestamps each electronic signature, so we always know exactly when the documents were signed.

Etymology

Origin of timestamp

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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Arizona's Pima County Sheriff's Department said in a statement on X: "There is no date or timestamp associated with these images. Therefore any suggestion that the photographs were taken on different days is purely speculative."

From BBC

According to the timestamp, she sent the message at 7:06 a.m.

From Literature

They are dated 10 August 2019 with a timestamp of 06:49 local time, around 16 minutes after he was found unresponsive in his cell.

From BBC

Kinsella does not want to put a timestamp on her return but hopes to be "back fully" by the end of 2026, with the World Championships taking place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, in October.

From BBC

"The UK economy relies on GPS to the tune of £1bn per day, position, navigation and timing – this is often labelled a defence requirement - but all our financial transactions require a timestamp for authentication," says Dr Michael Cuthbert, director of the UK's National Quantum Computing Centre.

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