TIMESTAMP Definition & Meaning

timestamp

or time stamp

[ tahym-stamp ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of timestamp¹

First recorded in 1890–95

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That timestamp plus a few quick internet references are the only proof that this isn’t a period piece.

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When we examined them, we found that the timestamp information was consistent with what we were told.

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Based on the timestamp of his post, Davidai appeared to be on campus at the same time as me, and he came and left without any noticeable confrontation.

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"We overcame this by combining our quantum dots with a very fast and precise detection system. We can basically take a timestamp of what the entangled state looks like at each point during the oscillations, and that's where we have the perfect entanglement."

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It also includes a timestamp, latitude, longitude, altitude, course over ground and the number of communicating satellites.

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