datetext
Datetext is a term used to describe the textual representation of a date or date and time in information systems. It is not a distinct data type but a string that encodes temporal information, as opposed to a native date or timestamp type used by a programming language or database.
Datetext is common in databases, log files, data interchange formats, and user interfaces, where dates are stored,
Formats vary widely. Standardized forms include ISO 8601 (for example 2024-04-28 or 2024-04-28T13:45:00Z) and RFC 3339.
Because datetext may omit or obscure time zones and contexts, it can be ambiguous. Parsing to a
Best practices include using standardized, unambiguous formats when possible and storing or transmitting date values as
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