the name of a person written with his or her own hand, usu in a distinctive way, to serve as a means of identification or authorization
the act of signing one's name
in printing, a letter or figure placed usu at the bottom of the first page on each sheet of printed pages, e.g. of a book, as a direction to the binder in gathering the sheets
the sheet itself
= key signature
= time signature
NAmer the part of a medical prescription that contains the directions to the patient
a distinguishing or identifying mark, feature, characteristic, product, etc
[early French or late Latin signature, from Latin signare: see sign2]