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electronic signature

nounid 2424·updated May 9, 2026
verified

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

MWE

Attested in

No recorded attestations. They are written when an MWE tagging stage is completed, stamped with the pack version and the document’s digest.

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 →
§1
Any mark in electronic form associated with an electronic document, applied with the intent to sign the document.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
The process of applying any mark in electronic form with the intent to sign a data object. See also Digital Signature.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
The process of applying any mark in electronic form with the intent to sign a data object. See also Digital Signature.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
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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Outgoing relationships

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Incoming relationships

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