timestomp

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verb

To modify a timestamp (for example, the time when a file was accessed) so as to obfuscate the details of one's activity on a system.

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Meanings

verbtimestomp (third-person singular simple present timestomps, present participle timestomping, simple past and past participle timestomped)

present singular third person timestomps · participle present timestomping · participle past timestomped · past timestomped

  1. slangcomputingTo modify a timestamp (for example, the time when a file was accessed) so as to obfuscate the details of one's activity on a system.

Origin

Blend of timestamp + stomp.

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APA

timestomp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/timestomp

MLA

“timestomp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/timestomp. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “timestomp,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/timestomp.

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