"timestomp" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: timestomps [present, singular, third-person], timestomping [participle, present], timestomped [participle, past], timestomped [past]
Etymology: Blend of timestamp + stomp Etymology templates: {{blend|en|timestamp|stomp}} Blend of timestamp + stomp Head templates: {{en-verb}} timestomp (third-person singular simple present timestomps, present participle timestomping, simple past and past participle timestomped)
  1. (computing, slang) 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. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Computing

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for timestomp meaning in English (1.8kB)

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