nscreatedAt

nscreatedAt is a field name encountered in various software systems to record the exact time an entity was created. The prefix “ns” is not standardized and can come from project-specific naming conventions, frameworks, or libraries; it may stand for a namespace, a project acronym, or another internal convention. The key purpose of nscreatedAt is to provide a creation timestamp that supports ordering, auditing, and lifecycle management of data.

In typical implementations, nscreatedAt stores a point in time rather than a date only, and is populated automatically when a new record is created. The data type varies by platform: a Date or DateTime in strongly typed languages, a timestamp in SQL databases, or an ISO 8601 string in JSON-based storage. Common practices include defaulting the value to the current time on insertion, treating the field as immutable after creation, and storing timestamps in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) to avoid time zone ambiguities. Indexing the field aids queries that sort or filter by creation date.

There are variations where a similar field named createdAt or created_on serves the same purpose without the “ns” prefix. When encountering nscreatedAt, accompanying documentation or type definitions should clarify its exact meaning, constraints, and whether the field is strictly set at creation time or may be updated under special circumstances. In standard designs, explicit semantics and consistent time handling are essential for reliable data auditing.