Difference between revisions of "Translations:Signature/1/en"
From Glossary of Forensic Document Examination & Pattern Recognition
(Importing a new version from external source) |
(Importing a new version from external source) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
<languages /> | <languages /> | ||
| − | A '''signature''' (from Latin signare, "to sign") is a handwritten (and often stylized) depiction of someone's name, nickname, or even a simple "X" that a person writes on documents as a proof of identity and intent. The writer of a signature is a '''signatory'''. 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. | + | A '''signature''' (from Latin signare, "to sign") is a handwritten (and often stylized) depiction of someone's name, nickname, or even a simple "X" that a person writes on documents as a proof of identity and intent. The writer of a signature is a '''signatory'''. 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. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signature] |
Latest revision as of 02:05, 27 May 2013
A signature (from Latin signare, "to sign") is a handwritten (and often stylized) depiction of someone's name, nickname, or even a simple "X" that a person writes on documents as a proof of identity and intent. The writer of a signature is a signatory. 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. [1]
