20240423T134530

20240423T134530 is a compact date-time label that encodes a specific moment using a subset of ISO 8601 notation. The string combines a calendar date and a 24-hour clock time with a literal 'T' separator and no separators within the date or time.

Breakdown: year 2024, month 04, day 23; hour 13, minute 45, second 30.

Common uses include naming backups or log entries, as well as metadata keys in software systems where stable, sortable keys are desired. The fixed-length format makes it convenient for lexicographic ordering and simple parsing in many programming environments.

Time zone information is not included; the exact instant is therefore defined only with the surrounding context. Some deployments assume UTC by default, while others rely on separate zone metadata or accompanying documentation to disambiguate.

When expressed in full ISO 8601 with a time zone, the same moment could appear as 2024-04-23T13:45:30Z (UTC) or with a specific offset such as 2024-04-23T13:45:30+02:00. The compact form is widely used in filenames, identifiers, and compact logs, where readability and length constraints are considerations.

See also ISO 8601, timestamps, and metadata keys.