datestamp
Document date imprint
A datestamp is a mark showing when something was created, sent, or received: The datestamp on the email showed it arrived at 3:47 AM.
Documents, photographs, and digital files carry datestamps for record-keeping.
As a verb, to datestamp is to apply such a mark.
Compare timestamp, which typically includes the time of day.
Ordered display of events
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- successionFollowing in order
- calendarDate-tracking system
- eraDistinct historical period
epoch · century · decade · period · anniversary · milestone · deadline · schedule
Stored historical records
- filingStoring documents systematically
- registryOfficial record of entries
- recordkeepingMaintaining organized documentation
- logbookOfficial record of events
entry · docket · index · register · catalog · repository · notation · classification
Dated mailing imprint
- cancellationVoiding of plans
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- notarizationOfficial document verification
certification · endorsement · franking · seal · watermark · digital signature · timestamping · blockchain
Twelve-month duration
second · millisecond · accuracy · specificity · exactness · granularity · format · timezone
Descriptive information about content
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- filenameComputer file's identifier
- headerTop line of document
- EXIFPhoto file information standard
log file · audit log · commit · access time · sync · automation · batch processing · API
timeline
Ordered display of events
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- successionFollowing in order
- calendarDate-tracking system
era · epoch · century · decade · period · anniversary · milestone · deadline · schedule · periodicity
archive
Stored historical records
- filingStoring documents systematically
- registryOfficial record of entries
- recordkeepingMaintaining organized documentation
logbook · entry · docket · index · register · catalog · repository · notation · classification · codification
postmark
Dated mailing imprint
- cancellationVoiding of plans
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
notarization · certification · endorsement · franking · seal · watermark · digital signature · timestamping · blockchain · hash
year
Twelve-month duration
minute · second · millisecond · accuracy · specificity · exactness · granularity · format · timezone · UTC
metadata
Descriptive information about content
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- filenameComputer file's identifier
- headerTop line of document
EXIF · log file · audit log · commit · access time · sync · automation · batch processing · API · parsing
datestampundated
Lacking temporal marker
timeless · unstamped · undocumented · unrecorded · unmarked