"sigfile" meaning in English

See sigfile in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: sigfiles [plural]
Etymology: From sig + file. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sig|file}} sig + file Head templates: {{en-noun}} sigfile (plural sigfiles)
  1. (Internet) A text file containing a sig (e-mail or newsgroup signature). Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-sigfile-en-noun--2ewHP6q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From sig + file.",
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    {
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      "tags": [
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Internet",
          "orig": "en:Internet",
          "parents": [
            "Computing",
            "Networking",
            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1994, BILL, “help with my sigfile”, in bit.listserv.help-net (Usenet):",
          "text": "Can anyone please tell me why I get an 'output from your job etc' message back from bitnet everytime^([sic]) I send a message out? Is there a problem with my sigfile or does everyone get them?",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2002, Rebecca Blood, The Weblog Handbook, page 81:",
          "text": "You've seen sigfiles: the chunk of information at the end of an email.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2005, Randy Allen Harris, Voice Interaction Design, page 209:",
          "text": "How do you read abbreviations (IMHO)? Quoted text? Headers? Sigfiles? Emoticons?",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "A text file containing a sig (e-mail or newsgroup signature)."
      ],
      "id": "en-sigfile-en-noun--2ewHP6q",
      "links": [
        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ],
        [
          "text file",
          "text file"
        ],
        [
          "sig",
          "sig"
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        "(Internet) A text file containing a sig (e-mail or newsgroup signature)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet"
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  "etymology_text": "From sig + file.",
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    }
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          "ref": "2002, Rebecca Blood, The Weblog Handbook, page 81:",
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        },
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          "ref": "2005, Randy Allen Harris, Voice Interaction Design, page 209:",
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          "type": "quote"
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        "A text file containing a sig (e-mail or newsgroup signature)."
      ],
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          "text file"
        ],
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          "sig",
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        "(Internet) A text file containing a sig (e-mail or newsgroup signature)."
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