20260101T120000Z
20260101T120000Z is a compact timestamp representation that encodes the date and time as 2026-01-01 at 12:00:00 UTC. In ISO 8601 shorthand, it uses a basic format YYYYMMDDTHHMMSS with a trailing Z to indicate Zulu time (UTC). The 'T' serves as a delimiter between date and time, and the final 'Z' designates the universal time zone.
Use: This form is common in computer systems, logs, filenames, and data interchange where compact, unambiguous
Parsing and interpretation: The value represents January 1, 2026, at 12:00:00 UTC. If the trailing Z is