e-signature

noun

Data used by a signatory to sign something electronically. It may involve cryptography or may simply be a name typed into a document.

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electronic signature
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Meanings

noune-signature (plural e-signatures)

plural e-signatures

  1. InternetData used by a signatory to sign something electronically. It may involve cryptography or may simply be a name typed into a document.

    Synonyms: electronic signature

Synonyms & antonyms

nounData used by a signatory to sign something electronically. It may involve cryptography or may simply be a name typed into a document.

Similar
electronic signature
Also see
electronic signature

Origin

From e- + signature.

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Cite this entry
APA

e-signature. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-signature

MLA

“e-signature.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-signature. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “e-signature,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-signature.

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