sigblock

S1I1G2B3L1O1C3K5

noun

A block of text used as a sig (e-mail or newsgroup signature).

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounsigblock (plural sigblocks)

plural sigblocks

  1. InternetA block of text used as a sig (e-mail or newsgroup signature).

    Now cut the sigblock with control-circumflex and control-k.

    1996, R R Neuswanger, “signature at the bottom of reply/forward”, in comp.mail.pine (Usenet)
    1 more example

    In fact, a good idea might be to have email sigblocks carry this warning, to avoid later hassles over privacy.

    2001, David Harley, Robert Slade, Urs E. Gattiker, Viruses revealed

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: sigblock on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.