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timestamp

  • /ˈtaɪmˌstæmp/

Where it comes from

From time + stamp (noun); the verb sense derives from the noun.

noun timestamps · time-stamp

  1. especially A variable containing the date and time at which an event occurred, often included in a log to track the sequence of events.
  2. Internet The time at which something in a video occurs.

verb timestamps · timestamping · timestamped · time-stamp

  1. especially, transitive To record the date and time of (an event, etc).

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Every language

noun date and time of an event

Españolcronomarcador, marca de tiempo, cronosello, sello temporal, data, datación
한국어타임스탬프 taimseutaempeu, 시간 표기 sigan pyogi
日本語タイムスタンプ taimusutanpu
中文時間戳 /时间戳 shíjiānchuō, 時戳 /时戳 shíchuō
Portuguêstimestamp
Françaishorodatage
DeutschZeitstempel
Italianomarca temporale
Ελληνικάχρονόσημο chronósimo, χρονοσήμανση chronosímansi
Românăștampilă de timp, marcaj temporal
Русскийвременна́я ме́тка vremennája métka, ме́тка вре́мени métka vrémeni
Tiếng Việtdấu thời gian, mốc thời gian
العربيةخَتَم زَمَنِيّ ḵatam zamaniyy, طَابَع زَمَنِيّ ṭābaʕ zamaniyy

verb record date and time of

Españolcronomarcar, datar
中文時間戳記 /时间戳记 shíjiān chuōjì
Françaishorodater
Deutschzeitstempeln

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@misc{timestamp_2026,
  title = {timestamp},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/timestamp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}