starttimestamp
Starttimestamp is a timestamp that marks the beginning of an event, session, window, or record in computing and data management. It provides a reference point in time for ordering events, measuring durations, and anchoring analyses across logs, databases, and data pipelines. In practice, a starttimestamp is stored as a field alongside related data such as end timestamps or duration.
Formats and precision vary. Common representations include ISO 8601 or RFC 3339 strings with explicit time
Applications are diverse. In logging and auditing, the starttimestamp identifies when an event began. In performance
Considerations include clock accuracy and synchronization, since starttimestamps depend on system clocks. Clock skew, leap seconds,
Overall, the starttimestamp enables temporal ordering, windowing, and duration calculations critical to time-based analytics and auditing.