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sig

1 9.9
A short name or message added at the end of an email
  • noun
  • /sɪg/
  • Texting
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  • During my stint on RPG.net, I saw a sig line that has stuck with me: "If your roles aren't influencing your rolls, and vice versa, you're doing it wrong."

But that script sig signs most of the transaction.

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Examples

  • I've linked to a broader description in my sig, entitled, "The American Dream: One of tax havens, terrorism, and other double standards."

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  • Sadly, my company-enforced sig outweighs a lot of my message content.

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  • I think I have a new sig file.

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  • Maybe we should add an acknowledgment of "SIG" at the end of our posts.

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  • Send a sig...

  • I'd love for others to chime in here and give some opinions, and if you'd like to contact me personally, please feel free to shoot me a message through my site linked in my sig above :)

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  • My favorite sig quote: "Ultimately, the only protection against phishing, forged web pages, downloading malware, and other threats is the technology located between the user's ears."

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  • On the late (and by some, lamented) Internet Infidels Discussion Board where I was an administrator, my sig said I was 6.5 on the Dawkins scale on which Dawkins himself laid claim only to a 6.

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  • I always include my favorite quote in my online sig.

  • Before sending the email, make sure to add your sig at the bottom.

Synonyms

siggy
vssig
  • Texting
9.8

A short informal signature used in emails or online posts

is an informal shortened form used for signatures online

Surface Forms

sig singular
sigs plural

Etymology

Sig is a short form of signature, which comes from the idea of a 'sign' you write with your name. A sig is the short block of text people add at the end of an email or forum post with their contact or a quote.