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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]

signature

1. A set of function symbols with arities.

2. (Or sig) A few lines of information about the
sender of an electronic mail message or news posting.
Most Unix mail and news software will automagically append
a signature from a file called .signature in the user's home
directory to outgoing mail and news.

A signature should give your real name and your e-mail
address since, though these appear in the headers of your
messages, they may be munged by intervening software. It is
currently (1994) hip to include the URL of your home page
on the World-Wide Web in your sig.

The composition of one's sig can be quite an art form,
including an ASCII logo or one's choice of witty sayings
(see sig quote, fool file). However, large sigs are a
waste of bandwidth, and it has been observed that the size
of one's sig block is usually inversely proportional to one's
prestige on the net.

See also doubled sig, sig virus.

2. A concept very similar to abstract base
classes except that they have their own hierarchy and can
be applied to compiled classes. Signatures provide a means
of separating subtyping and inheritance. They are
implemented in C++ as patches to GCC 2.5.2 by Gerald
Baumgartner .

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(2001-01-05)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Signature \Sig"na*ture\, v. t.
     To mark with, or as with, a signature or signatures.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Signature \Sig"na*ture\, n. [F. (cf. It. signatura, segnatura,
     Sp. & LL. signatura), from L. signare, signatum. See Sign,
     v. t.]
     1. A sign, stamp, or mark impressed, as by a seal.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The brain, being well furnished with various traces,
              signatures, and images.               --I. Watts.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The natural and indelible signature of God, which
              human souls . . . are supposed to be stamped with.
                                                    --Bentley.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Especially, the name of any person, written with his own
        hand, employed to signify that the writing which precedes
        accords with his wishes or intentions; a sign manual; an
        autograph.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Physiol.) An outward mark by which internal
        characteristics were supposed to be indicated.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Some plants bear a very evident signature of their
              nature and use.                       --Dr. H. More.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Old Med.) A resemblance between the external characters
        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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Mus.) The designation of the key (when not C major, or
        its relative, A minor) by means of one or more sharps or
        flats at the beginning of the staff, immediately after the
        clef, affecting all notes of the same letter throughout
        the piece or movement. Each minor key has the same
        signature as its relative major.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Print.)
        (a) A letter or figure placed at the bottom of the first
            page of each sheet of a book or pamphlet, as a
            direction to the binder in arranging and folding the
            sheets.
        (b) The printed sheet so marked, or the form from which it
            is printed; as, to reprint one or more signatures.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Star signatures (as A*, 1*) are the same characters,
           with the addition of asterisks, used on the first pages
           of offcuts, as in 12mo sheets.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     7. (Pharm.) That part of a prescription which contains the
        directions to the patient. It is usually prefaced by S or
        Sig. (an abbreviation for the Latin signa, imperative of
        signare to sign or mark).
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Signature \Sig"na*ture\, n. [F. (cf. It. signatura, segnatura,
     Sp. & LL. signatura), from L. signare, signatum. See Sign,
     v. t.]
     1. A sign, stamp, or mark impressed, as by a seal.
  
              The brain, being well furnished with various traces,
              signatures, and images.               --I. Watts.
  
              The natural and indelible signature of God, which
              human souls . . . are supposed to be stamped with.
                                                    --Bentley.
  
     2. Especially, the name of any person, written with his own
        hand, employed to signify that the writing which precedes
        accords with his wishes or intentions; a sign manual; an
        autograph.
  
     3. (Physiol.) An outward mark by which internal
        characteristics were supposed to be indicated.
  
              Some plants bear a very evident signature of their
              nature and use.                       --Dr. H. More.
  
     4. (Old Med.) A resemblance between the external characters
        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.
  
     5. (Mus.) The designation of the key (when not C major, or
        its relative, A minor) by means of one or more sharps or
        flats at the beginning of the staff, immediately after the
        clef, affecting all notes of the same letter throughout
        the piece or movement. Each minor key has the same
        signature as its relative major.
  
     6. (Print.)
        (a) A letter or figure placed at the bottom of the first
            page of each sheet of a book or pamphlet, as a
            direction to the binder in arranging and folding the
            sheets.
        (b) The printed sheet so marked, or the form from which it
            is printed; as, to reprint one or more signatures.
  
     Note: Star signatures (as A*, 1*) are the same characters,
           with the addition of asterisks, used on the first pages
           of offcuts, as in 12mo sheets.
  
     7. (Pharm.) That part of a prescription which contains the
        directions to the patient. It is usually prefaced by S or
        Sig. (an abbreviation for the Latin signa, imperative of
        signare to sign or mark).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Signature \Sig"na*ture\, v. t.
     To mark with, or as with, a signature or signatures.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  signature
       n 1: your name written in your own handwriting
       2: a distinguishing style; "this room needs a woman's touch"
          [syn: touch]
       3: a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or
          radio/tv program [syn: signature tune, theme song]
       4: the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the
          key [syn: key signature]
       5: a sheet with several pages printed on it; it folds to page
          size and is bound with other signatures to form a book

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  signature
     Γαλλικά n.
     η υπογραφή

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  signature
     French n.
     1 (l en signature) (gloss: a person's name written in their own
  handwriting)
     2 the act of signing
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la signātūrus  voc m s)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  signature
     a.
     distinctive, characteristic, indicative of identity.
     n.
     1 (senseid en Name) A #Noun's name, written by that person, used as
  identification or to signify approval of accompanying material, such as
  a legal contract.
     2 An act of signing one's name; an act of producing a #Noun.
     3 (lb en medicine) The part of a doctor’s prescription containing
  directions for the patient.
     4 (lb en music) sign on the stave indicating key and tempo, composed
  of the key signature and the time signature.
     5 (lb en printing) A group of four (or a multiple of four) sheets
  printed such that, when folded, they become a section of a book.
     6 (lb en computing) A pattern used for matching the identity of a
  virus, the parameter types of a method, etc.
     7 (lb en cryptography) Data attached to a message that guarantees
  that the message originated from its claimed source.
     8 (lb en figurative) A mark or sign of implication.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  signature
     French n.
     1 (l en signature) (gloss: a person's name written in their own
  handwriting)
     2 the act of signing
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la signātūrus  voc m s)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  signature
     French n.
     1 (l en signature) (gloss: a person's name written in their own
  handwriting)
     2 the act of signing
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la signātūrus  voc m s)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  signature
     Ranska n.
     allekirjoitus

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  signature
     Engelska n.
     signatur, underskrift

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  signature /sˈɪɡnɪtʃˌə/
  handtekening

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Signature /sˈɪɡnɪtʃˌə/
  التوقيع

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  signature //ˈsɪɡnətʃə(r)// //ˈsɪɡnət͡ʃɚ// //ˈsɪɡnɪtʃə(r)// //ˈsɪɡnɪt͡ʃɚ// 
  1. подпи́сване
  act of signing
  2. ключ
  music: signs indicating key and tempo
  3. по́дпис, подпис
  person’s autograph name
  4. сигнату́ра
  printing: four or multiple of four pages folded to form a section of a book