e-signature

[ ee-sig-nuh-cher, -choor ]

nounDigital Technology.
  1. a technology that allows a person to electronically affix a signature or its equivalent to an electronic document, as when consenting to an online contract.

  2. such a signature or its equivalent.: Compare digital signature.

Origin of e-signature

1
First recorded in 1990–95; e-2 + signature
  • Also called electronic signature .

word story For e-signature

See internet.

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