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Timestamp

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-001234

A data value representing a specific point in time, recorded to log when an event occurred. It is used in file systems to track modification dates, in databases for transaction logging, and in network protocols to sequence packets. Timestamps are frequently stored as the number of seconds or milliseconds that have elapsed since the Unix Epoch, which is midnight Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) on January 1, 1970.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-001234
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectSoftware
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Timestamp",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "A data value representing a specific point in time, recorded to log when an event occurred. It is used in file systems to track modification dates, in databases for transaction logging, and in network protocols to sequence packets. Timestamps are frequently stored as the number of seconds or milliseconds that have elapsed since the Unix Epoch, which is midnight Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) on January 1, 1970.",
  "subject": "Software",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/timestamp/"
}

Record 1,356 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.