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electronic signature

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

The process of applying any mark in electronic form with the intent to sign a data object. See also Digital Signature.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Credential75%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Sensitivity

Regulated80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class

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Variants

plural
electronic signatures
possessive
electronic signature's
pluralpossessive
electronic signatures'