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timestamp

timestamp

8 3.5
A record that shows the date and time when something happened
  • noun
  • /ˈtæmˌstæmp/
  • Specialized
translation icon : marca de tiempo
  • The researchers used a timestamp to note exactly when the data was collected during their experiment.
  • timestamps on email

In the recorded file, you can toggle the camera name as well as the timestamp on and off.

Examples

  • The data is formatted as pairs of timestamps and step counts in five-minute intervals.

    Blog text (28)
  • And if you go into the root file, someone clearly deleted the original timestamp and wrote over it.

  • In the recorded file, you can toggle the camera name as well as the timestamp on and off.

  • I don't know at what timestamp, but it's there.

    Blog text (7)
  • The Google Location History app records the coordinates and timestamps of locations collected from Android users.

    Academic text (2018)
  • In this research, we chose to consider only the longitude and latitude of the locations and their timestamps.

    Academic text (2018)
  • When sensor data are automatically downloaded to a computer file system, comparing the last recorded date and time with the file system timestamp also provides a check for major datalogger clock errors and sensor failure.

    Academic text (2013)
  • You can find the timestamp on the video to see when the event occurred.

  • The document includes a timestamp indicating the last modification date and time.

Synonyms

datetime
vstimestamp
  • Specialized
1 4.3

A value that stores both the date and the time

marks the exact moment when something occurs or is changed

How Precise

datetime
  • Specialized
1 4.3
timestamp
  • Specialized
8 3.5
date
1.0

Surface Forms

timestamp singular
timestamps plural

Morphology

timestamp = time + stamp (transparent) = time + stamp

The word is a direct combination of 'time' and 'stamp', clearly indicating a mark that records time.

Etymology

Timestamp joins time and stamp, where time means 'when' and stamp means 'a mark' like a postmark. So a timestamp is a mark that shows exactly 'when' something happened.