e-signature

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

/ ˈiˌsɪg nə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər /

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noun Digital Technology.

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.

such a signature or its equivalent.Compare digital signature.

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Also called electronic signature .

Origin of e-signature

First recorded in 1990–95; e-² + signature

historical usage of e-signature

See internet.

Words nearby e-signature

Eşfahān, ESG, Esher, Eshkol, Esidrix, e-signature, -esis, Esk., esker, Eskilstuna, Eskimo