A signature (/ˈsɪɡnətʃər/; from Latin:signare, "to sign") is a handwritten (and often stylized) depiction of someone's name, nickname, or even a simple "X" or other mark that a person writes on documents as a proof of identity and intent. The writer of a signature is a signatory or signer. Similar to a handwritten signature, a signature work describes the work as readily identifying its creator. A signature may be confused with an autograph, which is chiefly an artistic signature. This can lead to confusion when people have both an autograph and signature and as such some people in the public eye keep their signatures private whilst fully publishing their autograph.
Function and types
The traditional function of a signature is evidential: it is to give evidence of:
The provenance of the document (identity)
The intention (will) of an individual with regard to that document
For example, the role of a signature in many consumer contracts is not solely to provide evidence of the identity of the contracting party, but also to provide evidence of deliberation and informed consent.
A signature is a hand-written, possibly stylized, version of someone's name, which may be used to confirm the person's identity. The writer of a signature is a signatory or signer.
Signature or signatory may also refer to:
distinctive, characteristic indicative of identity
In art:
Signature artwork, works by popular and well-established artists that are easily recognized as theirs because of unique characteristics in style, medium, or subject matter; distinctive works that may be easily recognized without having to ascertain the makers, the school of art, or the period
In computing:
Signature block, text automatically appended at the bottom of an e-mail message, Usenet article, or forum post
Method signature, in computer programming, especially object-oriented programming, how a method is commonly identified
Type signature, which defines the inputs and outputs for a function or method
In cryptography:
Blind signature, digital signature in which the content of a message is disguised
which can be identified with Z. Therefore cup product, under these hypotheses, does give rise to a symmetric bilinear form on H2k(M,Z); and therefore to a quadratic form Q. The form Q is non-degenerate due to Poincaré duality, as it pairs non-degenerately with itself. More generally, the signature can be defined in this way for any general compact polyhedron with 4n-dimensional Poincaré duality.
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For the third consecutive year, The New York Times has compiled a list of the "50 restaurants that excite us most right now." It includes five restaurants from both New York and California, and three from Texas... 3255 N.E ... Guests are invited to sink their toes in the sand while sipping on a signature cocktail and savoring freshly caught Gulf seafood.
Customers of the iconic HallmarkRestaurant continued to drive by the location on Central TexasExpressway Tuesday to see for themselves what happened to their favorite eatery ... “We invite everyone to come in and see the improvements, taste our signature dishes and see some old friends,” said Courtney Greene, Hallmark’s manager at the time ... ....
With a focus on new openings in sought-after destinations across the U.S., Canada, Latin America and Caribbean, Hyatt’s recent and upcoming hotels through 2025 invite guests, World of Hyatt members, and customers to experience Hyatt’s signature luxury and lifestyle brands across distinct brand portfolios..
... of events received bigger purses, only the top 70 after the Wyndham locked up privileges for next year and advanced to the Tour’s playoffs, and the top 50 after the second leg of those players will be invited to next year’s big-money tournaments, called “signature events.”.
(Photo credit. Jamie Sabau-USA TODAYSports). Sahith Theegala earned his first PGA Tour title on Sunday by claiming a two-shot victory at the Fortinet Championship in Napa, Calif ... Being in the top 60 -- like Kim is now -- will qualify players into two signature events next winter, the ATTPebble Beach Pro-Am and the Genesis Invitational ... 16 ... ....
... seven fall events on Tour, where players will battle it out to earn spots in signature-event fields at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and the Genesis Invitational.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and John Cena unexpectedly crossed paths more than 10 years after their legendary set of WrestleMania matches ... THE MOST ELECTRIFYING MOVE IN ALL OF ENTERTAINMENT ... The Rock planted Theory with his signature spinebuster followed by a People's Elbow. He then invited McAfee to put his own spin on the People's Elbow ... Watch Now.. .
The world track and field season concludes with a bang this weekend in the Prefontaine Classic. The meet, which begins at 10.50 a.m. Saturday with the women’s javelin and concludes Sunday at Hayward Field in Eugene, is the Diamond League final ... Some eligible athletes opted out ... Am I invited?”. The men’s mile is one of the Pre’s signature events ... The U.S.
(Photo credit. Kyle Terada-USA TODAYSports) ... He is not at risk of losing his tour card, as he is exempt through 2027 after winning the 2022 PGA Championship, but he needs to finish the fall series in the top 60 in points in order to qualify for two winter signature events. the ATTPebble Beach Pro-Am and the Genesis Invitational ... ....