date-mark

Thân thiện

The editor date-marks the front-page story.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To mark with a date: To inscribe or record a specific date on something, indicating when it was made, received, or is relevant.

Usage

• The primary function of the verb "date-mark" is to indicate the action of applying a date to an object or document. It is often used in contexts of record-keeping, archiving, or labeling items for identification by time.

Examples

• Verb:
  • Please date-mark these files before storing them in the archive.
  • The system will automatically date-mark every transaction for audit purposes.
  • Archaeologists date-marked each artifact as it was unearthed.

Advanced Usage

• "to date-mark a document": to officially stamp or write the date on a formal paper.

  • All official correspondence must be date-marked upon receipt.

• "to date-mark for freshness": to label a perishable product with a date indicating its shelf life.

  • The bakery date-marks all its bread to ensure quality.

Variants and Related Words

• Dateline (verb): To provide a news article with a line showing its date and place of origin.

  • The reporter datelined the story from Paris.

• Date-stamp (noun/verb): A physical stamp or the act of stamping a date; often used interchangeably with "date-mark."

  • The letter bore an official date-stamp.

Synonyms

• Timestamp: To record the exact time (and often date) of an event, especially in digital contexts.
• Log: To make a formal entry in a record, typically including a date.

Related Phrases

• Mark with a date: A phrase describing the same action as the verb "date-mark."
  • The procedure requires you to mark the form with a date.

Notes

• "Date-mark" is a specific verb formed by combining "date" and "mark." Its meaning is very literal and functional. It is not commonly used in figurative language or idioms.

Học thuật

Verb

1. mark with a date and place
   • dateline a newspaper article

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• dateline
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