Timestamping (computing)

In <a href="/facts/Computing/Kghtm9fX">computing</a>, timestamping refers to the use of an electronic <a href="/facts/Timestamp/6lApANE6">timestamp</a> to provide a temporal order among a set of events.
Timestamping techniques are used in a variety of computing fields, from <a href="/facts/Network_management/w344Ubfp">network management</a> and <a href="/facts/Computer_security/7E5dIy7G">computer security</a> to <a href="/facts/Concurrency_control/JWnmhVd5">concurrency control</a>. For instance, a <a href="/facts/Heartbeat_network/0vvzRN3N">heartbeat network</a> uses timestamping to monitor the nodes on a high availability <a href="/facts/Computer_cluster/mT7S1BcX">computer cluster</a>.
Timestamping computer files (updating <a href="/facts/Stat_(system_call)/5DeWQJFS"> the timestamp</a> in the per-file <a href="/facts/File_system/FdPm90uc"> metadata</a> every time a file is modified) makes it possible to use efficient <a href="/facts/Build_automation/gWwxNg5K">build automation</a> tools.

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Timestamping (computing)