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Timestamp
A timestamp is a sequence of characters or encoded information identifying when a certain event occurred, usually giving the date and time of day, sometimes accurate to a small fraction of a second. Timestamps do not have to be based on some absolute notion of time, however. They can have any epoch, can be relative to any arbitrary time, such as the power-on time of a system or some arbitrary time in the past. A distinction is sometimes made between the terms datestamp (DS), timestamp (TS) and date-timestamp (DTS): * Datestamp: A date, for example - - according to ISO 8601 * Timestamp: A time of day, for example : : (using the 24-hour clock) * Date-timestamp: Date and time, for example - - T : : (ISO 8601)
Article summary
A timestamp is a sequence of characters or encoded information identifying when a certain event occurred, usually giving the date and time of day, sometimes accurate to a small fraction of a second. Timestamps do not have to be based on some absolute notion of time, however. They can have any epoch, can be relative to any arbitrary time, such as the power-on time of a system or some arbitrary time in the past. A distinction is sometimes made between the terms datestamp (DS), timestamp (TS) and date-timestamp (DTS): * Datestamp: A date, for example - - according to ISO 8601 * Timestamp: A time of day, for example : : (using the 24-hour clock) * Date-timestamp: Date and time, for example - - T : : (ISO 8601)
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- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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