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For other uses, see Signature (disambiguation).

A signature is a usually stylized version of someone's name written on documents as a proof of identity and will, like a seal, but handwritten. Image File history File links John_Hancock_Signature_DOI.PNG Summary John Hancocks signature on the United States Declaration of Independence, 1776 (detail/enhanced) Online source: [1] Image URL: [2] (original) Additional credits: en:Wikipedia:User:KeithTyler (cropping/enhancement), en:User:Polyparadigm (translation to PNG, further enhancement) Original was public domain, subsequent... Portrait of Hancock (full portrait) Hancocks signature on the United States Declaration of Independence John Hancock (January 12, 1737 (O.S.) – October 8, 1793 (N.S.)) was President of the Continental Congress, and the first person to sign the United States Declaration of Independence. ... U.S. Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence is a document in which the Thirteen Colonies declared themselves independent of the Kingdom of Great Britain and explained their justifications for doing so. ... Look up Proof on Wiktionary, the free dictionary The word proof can mean: originally, a test assessing the validity or quality of something. ... // Computer programming In object-oriented programming, object identity is a mechanism for distinguishing different objects from each other. ... In the law, a will or testament is a document by which a person (the testator) regulates the rights of others over his property or family after death. ... Seal on envelope A seal is an impression printed on, embossed upon, or affixed to a document (or any other object) in order to authenticate it, in lieu of or in addition to a signature. ...


Signatures may be witnessed and recorded in the presence of a Notary Public. An Embossed Notary Seal A notary public is an officer who can administer and give oaths, and perform certain other acts varying from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. ...


The traditional function of a signature is evidential: it is to give evidence of (a) the provenance of the document (identity); and (b) the intention (will) of an individual with regard to that document. For example, the role of a signature in many consumer contracts is not to provide evidence of the identity of the contracting party, but rather to provide evidence of deliberation and informed consent. The word intention admits a variety of meanings: Purpose is thoughtful and deliberate goal-directedness -- thus intentional behavior. ...


A signature can be referred to in many ways, including the term "John Hancock", after the first of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. A signature of a famous person is sometimes known as an autograph, and is typically written on its own or with a brief note to the recipient, rather than providing authentication for a document. Portrait of Hancock (full portrait) Hancocks signature on the United States Declaration of Independence John Hancock (January 12, 1737 (O.S.) – October 8, 1793 (N.S.)) was President of the Continental Congress, and the first person to sign the United States Declaration of Independence. ... A declaration of independence is a proclamation of the independence of a newly formed or reformed independent state, usually from a part or the whole of the territory of another nation, or a document containing such a declaration. ... Categories: Disambiguation | Stub ... Autograph of king Charles XII of Sweden (1682-1718). ...


Special signature machines exist that are capable of automatically reproducing an individual's signature. These are typically used by people required to sign many documents, for example celebrities, heads of state or CEOs. An Autopen is a machine used to create fake autographs. ... Celebrity is an abstract word stemming from the Latin celebritas, itself from the adjective celeber famous, celebrated. A celebrity is a person who is widely recognized in a society. ... The President of the Philippines meets with the President of the United States. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ...


Several cultures whose languages use writing systems other than alphabets do not share the Western notion of signatures per se, in that the "signing" of one's name results in a written product no different than the act of "writing" one's name in the standard way. To write or to sign involves the same written characters. Two examples including Chinese and Japanese; in Japanese culture, people typically use name-seals or inkan with the name written in tensho script (seal script) (also see Calligraphy). Seal or SEAL can refer to: Look up seal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... An inkan (印鑑) or hanko (判子) is a name seal customarily used in Japan instead of a signature when doing business or other procedures. ... Tenshō (天正) was a Japanese era after Genki and before Bunroku and spanned from 1573 to 1592. ... Calligraphy in a Latin Bible of AD 1407 on display in Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, England. ...


Text automatically appended to E-mail and Newsgroup messages, usually including a name, contact info, and sometimes quotes and ASCII art, is also called a signature (see signature block); however, these are separate from electronic signatures or digital signatures. Some websites use graphical signatures, and refer to them as 'sigs'. Click here for an example of a graphical signature. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... A newsgroup is a repository, usually within the Usenet system, for messages posted from many users at different locations. ... ASCII art, an artistic medium relying primarily on computers for presentation, consists of pictures pieced together from characters (preferably from the 95 printable characters defined by ASCII). ... A signature block (often abbreviated as signature, sig block, or just sig) is a block of text automatically appended at the bottom of an e-mail message, Usenet article, or forum post. ... In recent years, the terms electronic signature and digital signature have come into widespread, and somewhat confused, use. ... Digital signature (or public key digital signature) is a type of method for authenticating digital information analogous to ordinary physical signatures on paper, but implemented using techniques from the field of public key cryptography. ...


The sheet of paper that travels through a printing press which is later cut into separate pages is also referred to as a signature. The printing press is a mechanical device for printing many copies of a text on rectangular sheets of paper. ...


Also, a signature doesen't have to be your name, it can be a mark or something of that nature.


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Official Code 12-10-40 (951 words)
Signatory states are hereby authorized jointly to participate in cooperative or joint undertakings for the protection of the interstate environment with the federal government or with any intergovernmental or interstate agencies.
Signatories may enact such additional legislation as may be deemed appropriate to enable its officers and governmental agencies to accomplish effectively the purposes of this compact and supplementary agreements recognized or entered into under the terms of this Article.
It is the intent of the signatories that the provisions of this compact shall be reasonably and liberally construed in the context of its purposes.
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