Meanings
noundigital signature (plural digital signatures)
plural digital signatures
- A signature within a mathematical scheme for verifying the authenticity of digital messages or documents.
We define an electronic coin as a chain of digital signatures. Each owner transfers the coin to the next by digitally signing a hash of the previous transaction and the public key of the next owner and adding these to the end of the coin.
2008, Satoshi Nakamoto, “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 數位簽章 /数位签章
- 數位簽章 /数位签章 (shùwèi qiānzhāng)verification scheme
Greek ψηφιακή υπογραφή
- ψηφιακή υπογραφή (psifiakí ypografí)verification scheme
Hungarian digitális aláírás
- digitális aláírásverification scheme
Russian электро́нная по́дпись, электро́нная цифрова́я по́дпись
- электро́нная по́дпись (elektrónnaja pódpisʹ)verification scheme
- электро́нная цифрова́я по́дпись (elektrónnaja cifrovája pódpisʹ)verification scheme
- цифрова́я по́дпись (cifrovája pódpisʹ)verification scheme
Cite this entry
APA
digital signature. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digital%20signature
MLA
“digital signature.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digital%20signature. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “digital signature,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digital%20signature.
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