a technology that allows a person to electronically affix a signature or its equivalent to an electronic document, as when consenting to an online contract.
e-signature (ē'sĭg'nə-chər) n. An electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or associated with a contract or other record and used as the legal equivalent of a written signature.
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