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A '''signature''' is a handwritten (and sometimes 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]]. |
A '''signature''' is a handwritten (and sometimes 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]]. |
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== U.S. Code == |
== U.S. Code == |
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Revision as of 01:50, 17 March 2011
Definition
A signature is a handwritten (and sometimes 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.
Malware
A signature is the "fingerprint" that is used by anti-virus software to detect an infection.
U.S. Code
A signature "includes a mark when the person making the same intended it as such."[1]
References
- ↑ 1 U.S.C. §1.