datestamps
Chronological impression tools
Datestamps are marks indicating when something was created, sent, or processed.
Documents, photographs, and digital files carry datestamps showing their date of origin.
Email headers include datestamps recording when messages were sent.
The verb datestamp means to apply such a mark: The clerk datestamped the application.
Compare timestamp, which includes the time of day.
Distinct historical period
- UTCUniversal time standard
- timezoneLongitudinal time region
- localeSpecific place or area
- parsingGrammatical structure extraction
serialization · conversion · standardization · numerical · alphanumeric · sortable · machine-readable · human-readable
Storing documents systematically
- archivingStoring for long-term keeping
- catalogingSystematic organization into records
- indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
chronological order · sorting · sequencing · retrieval · organization · folders · databases · spreadsheets
Submission cutoff times
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- progressMovement toward improvement
- updatesNewly provided information
notifications · reminders · status · checkpoints · expiration · alerts · workflow · project management
Labels for stored data
- EXIFPhoto file information standard
- headersTop-of-page identifiers
- logsCut wood sections
- versioningTracking successive iterations
revision · audit trails · watermarks · properties · attributes · tags · encoding · digital signatures
Confirming genuine identity
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- traceabilityVerifiable origin and path
- provenanceRecord of ownership
- chain of custodyDocumented evidence handling sequence
notarization · certification · legal evidence · forensics · tampering · integrity · proof · attestation
epoch
Distinct historical period
parsing · serialization · conversion · standardization · numerical · alphanumeric · sortable · machine-readable · human-readable
filing
Storing documents systematically
- archivingStoring for long-term keeping
- catalogingSystematic organization into records
- indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
documentation · chronological order · sorting · sequencing · retrieval · organization · folders · databases · spreadsheets · ledgers
deadlines
Submission cutoff times
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- progressMovement toward improvement
updates · notifications · reminders · status · checkpoints · expiration · alerts · workflow · project management · deliverables
filenames
Labels for stored data
versioning · revision · audit trails · watermarks · properties · attributes · tags · encoding · digital signatures · checksums
authentication
Confirming genuine identity
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- traceabilityVerifiable origin and path
- provenanceRecord of ownership
chain of custody · notarization · certification · legal evidence · forensics · tampering · integrity · proof · attestation · witnessing
datestampssignatures
Handwritten names as authentication
watermarks · seals · postmarks · monograms · serial numbers
datestampsundated
Lacking temporal marker
timeless · undocumented · unmarked · unrecorded · untimed