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timestamp

/ˈtaɪmˌstæmp/

timestamp noun: a variable containing the date and time at which an event occurred, often included in a log to track the sequence of events.

Noun

timestamp (plural timestamps)

  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

timestamp (third-person singular simple present timestamps, present participle timestamping, simple past and past participle timestamped)

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

timestamp meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Vietnamese

timestamp in Tamil

நேரமுத்திரை, காலப்பதிவு, காலமுத்திரை, ஒருவர் தாமே முயன்று, கல்வி அறிவைப் பெருக்கிக் கொள்ளுதல்

timestamp in Arabic

date and time of an event
خَتَم زَمَنِيّ ḵatam zamaniyy, طَابَع زَمَنِيّ ṭābaʕ zamaniyy

timestamp in Vietnamese

date and time of an event
dấu thời gian, mốc thời gian

Forms of timestamp

Noun
pluraltimestamps
alternative formtime-stamp
Verb
third-person singular presenttimestamps
present participletimestamping
past participletimestamped
pasttimestamped

Origin of timestamp

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

Words formed from timestamp

Phrases with timestamp

Questions about timestamp

What does timestamp mean?
Timestamp means a variable containing the date and time at which an event occurred, often included in a log to track the sequence of events.
What is timestamp in Tamil?
Timestamp in Tamil is நேரமுத்திரை, காலப்பதிவு, காலமுத்திரை. See Timestamp meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is timestamp?
Timestamp can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce timestamp?
Timestamp is pronounced /ˈtaɪmˌstæmp/.
What is the plural of timestamp?
The plural of timestamp is timestamps.

Words near timestamp in the dictionary

  1. timeslotted
  2. timeslotting
  3. timesome
  4. timespan
  5. timespans
  6. timestamp
  7. timestamp replies
  8. timestamp reply
  9. timestamp-based concurrency control
  10. timestamp-based concurrency controls
  11. timestamped

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: timestamp (page history and authors); timestamp (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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