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• date stamp
  date stamp

  noun

  a device for stamping dates and frequently the place of origin or receipt, as on postal matter.
• date-stamp
  date-stamp

  verb (used with object)

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

date stamp

¹ American  

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.

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date-stamp ² American  

[deyt-stamp] / ˈdeɪtˌstæmp /

verb (used with object)

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

   He date-stamped every letter received.

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date stamp British  

noun

1. an adjustable rubber stamp for recording the date

2. an inked impression made by this

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Etymology

Origin of date stamp¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Origin of date-stamp²

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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 • Mar. 29, 2022

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

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2021

Baby formula’s the only food legally required to have a date stamp, she says, and the rest are not set in stone.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2018

Kid testers loved the adjustable date stamp and photo storage sleeves.

From Washington Post • Oct. 27, 2017

There was one date stamp: September 12, 1917.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool