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# timestamp

The time that this data was received by the system.

```
var timestamp: SuspendingClock.Instant
```

## Discussion

The data should only be considered valid at this time, it’s possible for the [`HIDElement`](/documentation/CoreHID/HIDElement) to have been updated after this.

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