19532019

19532019 is a concatenated numeric identifier used in digital metadata and historiography to denote a combined timeframe spanning the years 1953 and 2019. It functions as a compact key rather than a date in itself, and it appears in some datasets, archival records, and cataloging practices as a way to reference a historical window without delimiter symbols.

The term arises from joining two four-digit years with no separating character, creating a single eight-digit string. This formation is primarily a labeling convenience in environments where compact identifiers are preferred, such as metadata schemas, controlled vocabularies, or programmatic feature keys. It does not prescribe a specific range of events by itself but is intended to signal a bridge between mid-20th century developments and late-20th to early-21st century contexts.

Applications and usage patterns are varied. In bibliographic metadata, 19532019 may appear as a subject or collection cue to group works that address themes spanning 1953 to 2019. In data science, it can serve as a string-based feature representing a historical window in time-series analyses or cross-temporal comparisons. Users must define its interpretation within any given dataset to avoid ambiguity, as different projects may assign different scopes to the same identifier.

See also: date encoding, concatenated date, metadata key, historical window.