autopen
Mechanical signing device
An autopen is a mechanical device that automatically reproduces a person's signature, used especially by politicians, executives, and celebrities who must sign large volumes of documents.
The machine holds a pen and traces a pre-recorded signature pattern, producing results nearly indistinguishable from hand-signed originals.
The senator's office uses an autopen for routine correspondence.
Autopen signatures are legally valid in many contexts, though collectors distinguish them from authentic hand signatures.
Handwritten name for verification
- facsimileExact reproduction of original
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
- signingInscribing one's name
- documentWritten or electronic file
authentication · authorization · executive · official · presidential · legislative · correspondence · letter
Operated by machinery
- motorizedEquipped with engine propulsion
- roboticStiff and unemotional
- servoSelf-regulating motor
- mechanismMeans by which something operates
device · machine · apparatus · instrument · replication · reproduction · programmed · engineering
Official enactment of statutes
- billAmount owed, written
- vetoOfficial refusal to approve
- executive orderBinding directive from leadership
- presidentialOf the highest office
congressional · White House · official · ceremonial · proxy · delegation · Obama · Bush
Creating fraudulent imitations
- genuineTruly what it claims
- verificationProving something accurate
- originalFirst or inventive
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
questioned · handwriting · analysis · forensic · detection · legitimacy · provenance · attributed
signature
Handwritten name for verification
- facsimileExact reproduction of original
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
- signingInscribing one's name
document · authentication · authorization · executive · official · presidential · legislative · correspondence · letter · certificate
mechanical
Operated by machinery
mechanism · device · machine · apparatus · instrument · replication · reproduction · programmed · engineering · precision
legislation
Official enactment of statutes
- billAmount owed, written
- vetoOfficial refusal to approve
- executive orderBinding directive from leadership
presidential · congressional · White House · official · ceremonial · proxy · delegation · Obama · Bush · Kennedy
forgery
Creating fraudulent imitations
- genuineTruly what it claims
- verificationProving something accurate
- originalFirst or inventive
counterfeit · questioned · handwriting · analysis · forensic · detection · legitimacy · provenance · attributed · disputed
autopenhandwriting
Manual letter formation
freehand · hand-drawn · calligraphy · penmanship · longhand
- on autopilotActing without active awareness
- autopilot modeAutomated control setting
- Tesla AutopilotAssisted driving software
- autopilot systemsTechnology that steers vehicles autonomously