dateAccessed
DateAccessed refers to a timestamp associated with a file or other stored resource that records the last time the item was opened, read, or otherwise accessed. In many computing contexts this concept is known as the last access time (atime) and is part of a file system’s metadata. DateAccessed can be stored alongside other timestamps such as creation (birth) time and modification time, providing a historical record of how recently a file has been used.
Different file systems handle dateAccessed in various ways. Linux and Unix-like systems typically expose atime as
In programming and scripting, dateAccessed is accessed via language-specific interfaces to file metadata. For example, Python’s
Uses include deciding which files to back up, cache eviction policies, and forensic or usage analytics. Understanding