Glossary

Wet signature

Definition · Wet signature

Wet signature — A handwritten signature made in ink on paper.

Electronic signatures are commonly used in place of wet signatures for everyday agreements.

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Electronic signature (definition)

An electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or associated with a record and adopted by a person with the intent to sign it.

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