electronic signature
Online signing method
An electronic signature is any digital mark indicating agreement or approval—a typed name, a drawn squiggle on a touchscreen, or a click confirming acceptance.
Legal frameworks now treat electronic signatures as equivalent to handwritten ones for most purposes: The contract required an electronic signature before processing.
Often shortened to e-signature.
Converting data into code
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- digital certificateCryptographic authentication document
- public keyShareable encryption component
- private keyConfidential decryption credential
audit trail · biometrics · hashing · token · SSL · verification · tamper-evident · timestamping
Enforceable written agreement
- agreementShared position between parties
- bindingLegally or morally required
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
verification · notarization · compliance · enforceability · admissibility · jurisdiction · witness · regulation
Using no printed materials
- instantBriefest unit of time
- mobileCapable of movement
- workflowSequential task progression
- time-savingReducing required duration
streamline · anywhere · efficiency · accessibility · automation · seamless · integration · quick turnaround
Programs directing computer operations
- cloud-basedStored on remote servers
- APISoftware communication standard
- blockchainCryptographic linked transaction record
- smartcardEmbedded-chip plastic credential
algorithm · platform · SaaS · embedded · touchscreen · stylus · document management · integration
encryption
Converting data into code
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- digital certificateCryptographic authentication document
- public keyShareable encryption component
private key · audit trail · biometrics · hashing · token · SSL · verification · tamper-evident · timestamping · identity verification
contract
Enforceable written agreement
- agreementShared position between parties
- bindingLegally or morally required
- consentVoluntary agreement given
authentication · verification · notarization · compliance · enforceability · admissibility · jurisdiction · witness · regulation · endorsement
paperless
Using no printed materials
time-saving · streamline · anywhere · efficiency · accessibility · automation · seamless · integration · quick turnaround · real-time
software
Programs directing computer operations
- cloud-basedStored on remote servers
- APISoftware communication standard
- blockchainCryptographic linked transaction record
smartcard · algorithm · platform · SaaS · embedded · touchscreen · stylus · document management · integration · web-based
- signaturesautograph, John Hancock, initials, mark, flourish
- Shipping updatestracking number, notification, status update, delivery notice, out for delivery
- Logistics Techfleet management, inventory tracking, shipment tracking, GPS tracking, RFID
- notarizationnotary public, notary seal, notarization, acknowledgment, apostille
- waiverswaiver, liability release, waiver form, general release, release form
electronic signaturewax seal
Stamped adhesive closure
seal · signet ring · thumbprint · fingerprint · chop
electronic, signature, electron, electronics, electronically, signed, signing, signer, signatory