initialing
Putting your letters
Initialing is writing your initials—typically the first letters of your first and last names—on a document to show acknowledgment or approval.
Unlike a full signature, initials mark specific sections or minor changes rather than final authorization.
The contract required initialing each page before signing at the end.
The spelling initialling with double L is standard in British English.
Handwritten personal signature
- monogramInterlaced personal initials
- markVisible impression or sign
- inscriptionText permanently marked
- handwritingManual letter formation
cursive · ink · pen · scribble · flourish · signatory · countersign · witness
Prescribed conduct rules
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
etiquette · bureaucracy · requirement · custom · observance · compliance · verification · attestation
Favorable opinion given
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- sign-offFormal ending gesture
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
confirmation · verification · clearance · permission · assent · certification · authentication · endorsement
autograph
Handwritten personal signature
- monogramInterlaced personal initials
- markVisible impression or sign
- inscriptionText permanently marked
handwriting · cursive · ink · pen · scribble · flourish · signatory · countersign · witness · undersign
protocol
Prescribed conduct rules
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
ritual · etiquette · bureaucracy · requirement · custom · observance · compliance · verification · attestation · notarization
approval
Favorable opinion given
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- sign-offFormal ending gesture
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
validation · confirmation · verification · clearance · permission · assent · certification · authentication · endorsement · acknowledgment
contract
Enforceable written agreement
paperwork · amendment · clause · paragraph · margin · revision · draft · correction · change · annotation
- personalisingmonogramming, engraving, embroidering, customizing, etching
- Markingstamping, stenciling, labeling, tagging, lettering
- customizationcustomize, customizing, personalize, personalizing, custom
- assigningassigning, allocating, appointing, attributing, crediting
- treatiestreaty, treaties, peace treaty, peace treaties, bilateral treaty
initialingsigning
Inscribing one's name
executing · autographing · countersigning · endorsing · notarizing
initialingerasing
Removing recorded marks
crossing out · redacting · voiding · striking through · deleting
initialize, initialism, initializes, initialized, initialization, initializing, initialisms, initializations