Signature

What do we mean by signature?

One's name as written by oneself. noun

The act of signing one's name. noun

A distinctive mark, characteristic, or sound indicating identity. noun

The part of a physician's prescription containing directions to the patient. noun

A sign used to indicate key. noun

A sign used to indicate tempo. noun

A letter, number, or symbol placed at the bottom of the first page on each sheet of printed pages of a book as a guide to the proper sequence of the sheets in binding. noun

A large sheet printed with four or a multiple of four pages that when folded becomes a section of the book. noun

To mark out; distinguish.

A distinguishing sign, mark, or manifestation; an indicative appearance or characteristic, either physical or mental; a condition or quality significant of something: as, the signatures of a person's temperament seen in his face. noun

Specifically An external natural marking upon, or a symbolical appearance or characteristic of, a plant, mineral, or other object or substance, formerly supposed by the Paracelsians (and still by some ignorant persons) to indicate its special medicinal quality or appropriate use. noun

The name of a person, or something used as representing his name, affixed or appended to a writing or the like, either by himself or by deputy, as a verification, authentication, or assent (as to a petition or a pledge). noun

In Scots law, a writing formerly prepared and presented by a writer to the signet to the baron of exchequer, as the ground of a royal grant to the person in whose name it was presented. noun

A letter or figure placed by the printer at the foot of the first page of every section or gathering of a book. noun

Hence A sheet; especially, in bookbinders' use, a sheet after it has been folded and is ready to be gathered. noun

A person's name, written by that person, used as identification or to signify approval of accompanying material, such as a legal contract.

An act of signing one's name; an act of producing a signature.

The part of a doctor’s prescription containing directions for the patient.

Signs on the stave indicating key and tempo, composed of the key signature and the time signature.

A group of four (or a multiple of four) sheets printed such that, when folded, they become a section of a book.

A pattern used for matching the identity of a virus, the parameter types of a method, etc.

Data attached to a message that guarantees that the message originated from its claimed source.

A mark or sign of implication.

A dish that is characteristic of a particular chef.

A tuple specifying the sign of coefficients in any diagonal form of a quadratic form.

A resemblance between the external character of a disease and those of some physical agent, for instance, that existing between the red skin of scarlet fever and a red cloth; supposed to indicate this agent in the treatment of the disease.

Text (or images, etc.) appended to a user's emails, newsgroup posts, forum posts, etc. as a way of adding a personal touch. Email signatures often include extended contact information. Forum signatures often serve as a way for a user to express themselves (song lyrics, art, etc.).

When someone writes his/her own name in cursive, usually illegible. Urban Dictionary

User-defined message which is attached to all of said user's posts. Signatures come in these types: * Flashy show-off signature with a HUGE image in it. These are hardly ever done by the user carrying it. It is usually accompanied with some lame anime character no one cares about. They all look the same, because they probably all followed the same dang tutorial. * Animation hell. This guy loves animated GIFs, and it shows. Not funny, and your computer will start your second fan. I hope you have a content blocker handy. * Proud users. These are the idiots with 10 "something user" banners in their signatures. They also have a huge "GET FIREFOX (or die)" button. * The "no one cares but me" signature. These guys have a huge "I'm listening to:" thing. Most of the time, they're listening to some new punk/emo band that you probably hate. They also include random facts about themselves, as if someone cared. These are combined with Flashy or Proud signature types for a double suck attack. * General GameFAQs user's signature. These have anime quotes from Naruto, Sailor Moon 'n the rest of that crap. No doubt it will have a nice fad included with it, such as "Fox for sex" or "I won't change this until...." Sometimes they include a quote everybody has heard before, in a sad attempt at looking somewhat intelligent. Bland quotes from other GameFAQs users appear at times. * The useful signature. I cannot comment on these since no one has ever spotted one. Maybe you can be the first. No wait, better yet, don't have a signature at all. Urban Dictionary

It is the new, hip way of describing something that is totally cool and unique. Another variant could be "signacha". Urban Dictionary

After flushing down a #2, the culprit leaves behind only a piece of poo stained toilet paper. Urban Dictionary

A small banner-shaped picture that is used to display ones name on an online fourm. Usually made with photoshop, many of these are rather impressive. Urban Dictionary

Dem tings you scribble at the end of the page to let the damn world know who the fuck you are Urban Dictionary

Anything below a post on a forum to show an idea, place or thing. Can be showen in a picture, antimation, or "Photoshoped" picture. Urban Dictionary

Useless links on the bottom of forum posts to make Google think your site is cool. Urban Dictionary

A fictional term first used by San Diego State University men's basketball fans in 2012 to describe their losses to Arizona and Syracuse. Urban Dictionary

A term created by a fella who wore his GOLDEN Cartier and called it "my new signature watch". a signature watch can mean a lot of things, including but not limited to: 1- a watch you wear when you want to sign a document. 2- a watch you wear when you want to rock your Gucci dad shoes. 3- a watch to wear when you want to watch (no pun intended) your wife get pegged by the AD that gave you the signature watch. 4- a watch to wear when you want to massage your haemorrhoid. And you can buy your own Signature watch at teddytheO'learydicksucker.com Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to signature:
signature, signiture, esignature, signatur, signatory, ligature, signate, signatures, disnature, e-signature, e signature.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word signature:
tempo, maneuver, fender, tune, beats, dish, shoe, dishes, tunes, guitar, schemes, minute, moves, gibson, sound, algorithm, document, custom, acoustic, certificate, scheme, song, logo, weapon, vocal, bass, drum, style, key, sounds.

Adjectives that are often used to describe signature:
digital, own, key, electronic, personal, second, unique, royal, official, original, counter, characteristic, date, handwritten, genuine, distinctive, forged, written, final, facsimile, valid, full, clear, usual, isotopic, illegible, actual, magnetic, bold, proper, formal, presidential, mere, unauthorized, spectral, distinct, typed, correct, time, molecular, printed, acoustic, false, chemical, familiar, authentic, unmistakable, genetic, joint, typical, infrared, sufficient, thermal, musical, scrawled, mail, corporate, authorial, visual, double, geochemical, above, legible, blind, xml, imperial, famous, stamped.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective signature:
based, treatment, tagged, date, context, kellogg, block, detection, object, gathering, collection, version.

Words that sound like signature:
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