electronic signature
nounid
2424·updated May 9, 2026candidate
The process of applying any mark in electronic form with the intent to sign a data object. See also Digital Signature.
MWE
Classifications
Entity Type
Credential75%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Sensitivity
Regulated80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Information Class
—85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Variants
- plural
- electronic signatures
- possessive
- electronic signature's
- pluralpossessive
- electronic signatures'
Framework definitions
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
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- Any mark in electronic form associated with an electronic document, applied with the intent to sign the document.
- §1
- The process of applying any mark in electronic form with the intent to sign a data object. See also Digital Signature.
- §1
- The process of applying any mark in electronic form with the intent to sign a data object. See also Digital Signature.
Outgoing relationships
- related
- →Digital signaturenoun
Incoming relationships
- related
- ←Digital signaturenoun