Date and Time on the Internet: Timestamps

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"Date and Time on the Internet: Timestamps" is an IETF standard (RFC 3339) that defines a precise, unambiguous format for representing dates and times in internet protocols, based on a profile of ISO 8601.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf IETF standard
RFC
appliesTo data interchange
logging formats
protocol specifications
area Internet NERFINISHED
basedOn ISO 8601 NERFINISHED
category Internet standard
date and time standard
defines ABNF grammar for timestamps
UTC-based timestamps
local time with numeric time zone offset
textual representation of date and time
timestamp format for Internet protocols
unambiguous representation of date and time
ensures consistent interpretation across time zones
lexical equivalence of timestamps
forbids use of leap seconds in timestamps
goal avoid ambiguity in timestamps
ensure consistent parsing of timestamps
interoperable date and time representation
identifier RFC3339
isProfileOf ISO 8601 NERFINISHED
language English
publishedBy Internet Engineering Task Force
surface form: IETF

Internet Engineering Task Force
relatedTo ISO 8601 date and time format
Internet date and time formats NERFINISHED
RFCNumber RFC 3339 NERFINISHED
specifies four-digit year
numeric time zone offsets from UTC
seconds with optional fractional part
subset of ISO 8601 features
two-digit day
two-digit hour
two-digit minute
two-digit month
use of the character 'T' as date-time separator
use of the character 'Z' to indicate UTC
standardizes format of timestamps in text form
title Date and Time on the Internet: Timestamps NERFINISHED
topic date representation
time representation
time zones
timestamp interoperability
usedIn APIs for date and time
Internet protocols
web technologies

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RFC 3339 title Date and Time on the Internet: Timestamps