autopen

American  

[aw-toh-pen] / ˈɔ toʊˌpɛn /

noun

1. a machine that can automatically reproduce or imitate an autograph or personal signature with any type of pen, pencil, or marker.

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Example Sentences

“I tried so hard to get him to say crypto I lost my voice. Got him to say hottest, Autopen, and Somalia on command︀︀,” Carozza posted on X after the rally.

From The Wall Street Journal

The ICE director’s autopen was used to sign the paperwork, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal

He approved three group pardons based on specified criteria, not names, but then had his staff compile a pardon warrant consisting of a list of names meeting those criteria, to which staff affixed an autopen signature.

From Slate

Surely, that authority encompasses the choice of whether to use an autopen.

From Salon

As if that were not enough to settle the matter, it concluded, “the President may sign a bill within the meaning of Article I, Section 7 by directing a subordinate to affix the President’s signature to such a bill, for example by autopen.”

From Salon