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timestamp

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈtaɪmˌstæmp/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: especially

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The time at which something in a video occurs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

Qualifier: video

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: especially, transitive

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: خَتَم زَمَنِيّ (ḵatam zamaniyy) — date and time of an event
  • Arabic: طَابَع زَمَنِيّ (ṭābaʕ zamaniyy) — date and time of an event
  • Chinese Mandarin: 時間戳 /时间戳 (shíjiānchuō) — date and time of an event
  • Chinese Mandarin: 時戳 /时戳 (shíchuō) — date and time of an event
  • Czech: časové razítko — date and time of an event
  • Czech: časová značka — date and time of an event
  • Danish: tidsstempel — date and time of an event
  • Dutch: tijdsaanduiding — date and time of an event
  • Dutch: tijdstempel — date and time of an event
  • Finnish: aikaleima — date and time of an event
  • French: horodatage — date and time of an event
  • German: Zeitstempel — date and time of an event
  • Greek: χρονόσημο (chronósimo) — date and time of an event
  • Greek: χρονοσήμανση (chronosímansi) — date and time of an event
  • Hungarian: időbélyeg — date and time of an event
  • Italian: marca temporale — date and time of an event
  • Japanese: タイムスタンプ (taimusutanpu) — date and time of an event
  • Korean: 타임스탬프 (taimseutaempeu) — date and time of an event
  • Korean: 시간 표기 (sigan pyogi) — date and time of an event
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tidsstempel — date and time of an event
  • Iranian Persian: بَرْچَسْبِ زَمان (barčasb-e zamân) — date and time of an event
  • Polish: znacznik czasu — date and time of an event
  • Portuguese: timestamp — date and time of an event
  • Romanian: ștampilă de timp — date and time of an event
  • Romanian: marcaj temporal — date and time of an event
  • Russian: временна́я ме́тка (vremennája métka) — date and time of an event
  • Russian: ме́тка вре́мени (métka vrémeni) — date and time of an event
  • Spanish: cronomarcador — date and time of an event
  • Spanish: marca de tiempo — date and time of an event
  • Spanish: cronosello — date and time of an event
  • Spanish: sello temporal — date and time of an event
  • Spanish: data — date and time of an event
  • Spanish: datación — date and time of an event
  • Turkish: zaman damgası — date and time of an event
  • Ukrainian: часова́ мі́тка (časová mítka) — date and time of an event
  • Ukrainian: мі́тка ча́су (mítka čásu) — date and time of an event
  • Ukrainian: часова́ відмі́тка (časová vidmítka) — date and time of an event
  • Vietnamese: dấu thời gian — date and time of an event
  • Vietnamese: mốc thời gian — date and time of an event
  • Chinese Mandarin: 時間戳記 /时间戳记 (shíjiān chuōjì) — record date and time of
  • Danish: tidsstemple — record date and time of
  • Dutch: meten — record date and time of
  • Finnish: merkitä aikaleima — record date and time of
  • Finnish: aikaleimata — record date and time of
  • French: horodater — record date and time of
  • German: zeitstempeln — record date and time of
  • Spanish: cronomarcar — record date and time of
  • Spanish: datar — record date and time of
  • Turkish: tarih damgası vurmak — record date and time of
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