Editing Timestamp (section)

== History ==
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The term "timestamp" derives from [[rubber stamp]]s used in offices to stamp the current date, and sometimes time, in ink on paper documents, to record when the document was received.  Common examples of this type of timestamp are a [[postmark]] on a letter or the "in" and "out" times on a [[time clock|time card]].

With the advent of digital data systems,  the term has expanded to refer to digital date and time information attached to digital data.  For example, [[computer file]]s contain timestamps that tell when the file was last modified, and [[digital camera]]s add timestamps to the pictures they take, recording the date and time the picture was taken.