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to date stamp

to date stamp

1 3.0
Mark something with the date to show when it was received or processed
  • phrasal verb
  • /deɪt stæmp/
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  • CPUs that are date stamped as data prior to this round, just that'd be the October round.
  • time and date stamp

Examples

  • I mean to be fair, that heat sink was date stamped as July.

  • I located the files by checking the date stamp of their last modification.

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  • Each page had a date stamp on the upper right-hand corner.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • We're importing date time so we can time and date stamp our readings.

  • Since the image is coming from the diocese website, and all records are time-date stamped, it is a simple matter to examine the

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  • In the daith, where it really took off in this subculture, piercers have been doing them since the 1990s, if not earlier, but it can be difficult to actually prove this since the documentation of piercing prior to about ten years ago was limited at best. More importantly, it's easy enough for any old person to say, "Well, I did this back in 1992?" The key is proving it, which generally means publication in a tattoo magazine, or on BME or some other independent site that marks pictures with a date stamp.

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  • There are some simple things you can do to strengthen your copyright claim, such as registering with a commercial company (recommended if the content is genuinely worth it), or popping a CD of the content in a sealed envelope with a sticker over each seal. Take this to your local post office and ask them to stamp the stickers with their official date stamp.

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  • The clerk will date stamp your application to show when it was received.

  • Make sure to date stamp the documents before filing them.

  • Each package is date stamped to indicate when it was shipped.

Synonyms

to date
vsto date stamp
454 1.0

To write the day on a document so people know when it is made

emphasizes stamping with the current or a specific day for processing records
to dateline
vsto date stamp
1 7.1

To mark a document with the date and place of writing

applies mainly to everyday processing records rather than to publication place information
to datemark
vsto date stamp
6.3

To mark something with a date to show when it was made or received

is the same action but stresses current or specific day for official records
to date-mark
vsto date stamp
5.5

To put a date and sometimes a place on something to show when it was made or received

focuses on marking only the day for record rather than adding place information

How Dated

timestamp
  • Specialized
8 3.5
to date stamp
1 3.0
to date
454 1.0

Surface Forms

date stamp infinitive
date stamped past
date stamped past participle
date stamping present participle
date stamps third person singular

Morphology

date + stamp

The meaning 'to mark or stamp something with the current date' is directly compositional from 'date' (to record the date) + 'stamp' (to imprint or mark), so a learner who knows both verbs can infer the action. This is a common office/administrative collocation and follows straightforward English word-combination patterns found across languages, making it readily understandable at B1 level.

Etymology

Date stamp comes from the simple image of a clerk using a small ink stamp to press the current date onto a letter or form. So it means 'to mark' something with that date to show when it was received or processed.