datestimes
Datestime is a value that encodes both a calendar date and a time of day, representing a precise moment. In many systems this concept is referred to as a datetime, timestamp, or date-time value. The term datestime is not a standard ISO terminology, but may appear in documentation or in API schemas as a field name to emphasize the combined nature of date and time.
Common textual formats follow ISO 8601, such as 2025-12-31T23:59:59Z or 2025-12-31T23:59:59+02:00, optionally with fractional seconds. Numeric
Time zones and precision are important considerations for datestimes. To avoid ambiguity, store times in Coordinated
Uses for datestimes include logging, auditing, event ordering, scheduling, data replication, and version control metadata. Best
See also: datestamp, timestamp, datetime, timezone, ISO 8601.