timbrato

Timbrato is the past participle of the Italian verb timbrare and is used as an adjective or in compound tenses to indicate that something has received a stamp or a time imprint. The term derives from timbro, meaning a stamp or mark, and is common in everyday Italian to describe items that have been validated, authenticated, or dated by a stamp or clock.

In transportation, a biglietto timbrato indicates that the ticket has been validated by a machine, usually showing the date and time of validation. In administrative and formal contexts, documents, licenses, or forms may be timbrato by an official stamp, serving as proof of processing or approval; the action is referred to as timbratura.

In timekeeping, the term is used when recording attendance, for example on a timecard or electronic badge. A timbrare action on entry or exit records the precise time, and a timbrato badge signals that presence has been logged.

Linguistically, timbrato can appear in phrases such as “biglietto timbrato,” “documento timbrato,” or “ora timbrata.” In modern practice, the concept of stamping is closely related to timestamping, a key idea in data integrity and record-keeping, though in Italian technical usage the terms marcatura temporale or timestamp are often preferred for digital contexts.

See also timbro (stamp), timbratura (stamping), timbro.