date stamp

¹

noun

1. a device for stamping dates and frequently the place of origin or receipt, as on postal matter.
2. the information stamped by this device.

date-stamp

²

[ deyt-stamp ]

verb (used with object)

1. to stamp the date on, as with a date stamp:

   He date-stamped every letter received.

date stamp

noun

1. an adjustable rubber stamp for recording the date
2. an inked impression made by this

Word History and Origins

Origin of date stamp¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Origin of date stamp²

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Arapakis, whose family had plied the waters near Athens for five generations, pulled the can out of the net and turned it over to look at the sell-by date stamped on the bottom.

From Washington Post

The video footage has no time or date stamp and there is no available metadata which would allow us to determine exactly when it was filmed.

From BBC

For this to happen, TikTok would need to add a time and date stamp, in addition to a license preference feature.

From Salon

A date stamped in a corner of the screen pins down Dylan Farrow like a butterfly: It is Aug. 5, 1992, and she is 7 years old.

From New York Times

According to the date stamped on the borrowing card inside, it was about 23,000 days late.

From New York Times