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electronic signature

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noun

  1. computing electronic proof of a person's identity

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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

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

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2023

Co-defendant Mirali Zarrabi, who had been charged with allowing his electronic signature to be used to certify falsified medical reports, was acquitted of all charges.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2021

The passport was also suspect - its unique number wasn't visible and it had what looked like an electronic signature.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2021

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

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart