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electronic signature

British  

noun

  1. computing electronic proof of a person's identity

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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By carefully separating the contributions from the three differently oriented chain domains, they were able to isolate each chain's electronic signature.

From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2026

He added: "The one good thing about all of this is every report that is submitted with my initials, none of them will actually have my electronic signature."

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2025

They simply denied the claims in bulk with an electronic signature.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2023

The form included what it said was his electronic signature, along with his email and mailing addresses.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2023

After creating an electronic signature, she found the name of Immie’s family lawyer.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

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