Print vs. Signature

Printadjective

Of, relating to, or writing for printed publications.

Printverb

(transitive) To produce one or more copies of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine; often used with out or off: print out, print off.

Printverb

To produce a microchip (an integrated circuit) in a process resembling the printing of an image.

Printverb

(ambitransitive) To write very clearly, especially, to write without connecting the letters as in cursive.

Printverb

(ambitransitive) To publish in a book, newspaper, etc.

Printverb

(transitive) To stamp or impress (something) with coloured figures or patterns.

Printverb

(transitive) To fix or impress, as a stamp, mark, character, idea, etc., into or upon something.

Printverb

(transitive) To stamp something in or upon; to make an impression or mark upon by pressure, or as by pressure.

Printverb

To display a string on the terminal.

Printnoun

(uncountable) Books and other material created by printing presses, considered collectively or as a medium.

Printnoun

(uncountable) Clear handwriting, especially, writing without connected letters as in cursive.

Printnoun

(uncountable) The letters forming the text of a document.

Printnoun

A visible impression on a surface.

Printnoun

A fingerprint.

Printnoun

A footprint.

Printnoun

(visual art) A picture that was created in multiple copies by printing.

Printnoun

(photography) A photograph that has been printed onto paper from the negative.

Printnoun

(motion pictures) A copy of a film that can be projected.

Printnoun

Cloth that has had a pattern of dye printed onto it.

Printverb

To fix or impress, as a stamp, mark, character, idea, etc., into or upon something.

Printverb

To stamp something in or upon; to make an impression or mark upon by pressure, or as by pressure.

Printverb

To strike off an impression or impressions of, from type, or from stereotype, electrotype, or engraved plates, or the like; in a wider sense, to do the typesetting, presswork, etc., of (a book or other publication); as, to print books, newspapers, pictures; to print an edition of a book.

Printverb

To stamp or impress with colored figures or patterns; as, to print calico.

Printverb

To take (a copy, a positive picture, etc.), from a negative, a transparent drawing, or the like, by the action of light upon a sensitized surface.

Printverb

To use or practice the art of typography; to take impressions of letters, figures, or electrotypes, engraved plates, or the like.

Printverb

To publish a book or an article.

Printnoun

A mark made by impression; a line, character, figure, or indentation, made by the pressure of one thing on another; as, the print of teeth or nails in flesh; the print of the foot in sand or snow.

Printnoun

A stamp or die for molding or impressing an ornamental design upon an object; as, a butter print.

Printnoun

That which receives an impression, as from a stamp or mold; as, a print of butter.

Printnoun

Printed letters; the impression taken from type, as to excellence, form, size, etc.; as, small print; large print; this line is in print.

Printnoun

That which is produced by printing.

Printnoun

A core print. See under Core.

Printnoun

the result of the printing process;

Printnoun

a picture or design printed from an engraving

Printnoun

a visible indication made on a surface;

Printnoun

a copy of a movie on film (especially a particular version of it)

Printnoun

a fabric with a dyed pattern pressed onto it (usually by engraved rollers)

Printnoun

a printed picture produced from a photographic negative

Printverb

put into print;

Printverb

write as if with print; not cursive

Printverb

make into a print;

Printverb

reproduce by printing

Printverb

produce (books, newspapers, etc.), especially in large quantities, by a mechanical process involving the transfer of text or designs to paper

Printverb

produce (text or a picture) by a printing process

Printverb

(of a newspaper or magazine) publish (a piece of writing) within its pages

Printverb

(of a publisher or printer) arrange for (a book, manuscript, etc.) to be reproduced in large quantities

Printverb

produce a paper copy of (information stored on a computer)

Printverb

produce (a photographic print) from a negative

Printverb

write (text) clearly without joining the letters together

Printverb

mark (a surface, typically a fabric or garment) with a coloured design or pattern

Printverb

transfer (a design or pattern) to a surface

Printverb

make (a mark or indentation) by pressing something on a surface or in a soft substance

Printverb

mark (the surface of a soft substance)

Printverb

fix (something) firmly or indelibly in someone's mind

Printnoun

the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication, especially with reference to its size, form, or style

Printnoun

the state of being available in published form

Printnoun

a newspaper

Printnoun

relating to the printing industry or the printed media

Printnoun

an indentation or mark made on a surface or soft substance

Printnoun

fingerprints

Printnoun

a picture or design printed from a block or plate or copied from a painting by photography

Printnoun

a photograph printed on paper from a negative or transparency

Printnoun

a copy of a motion picture on film, especially a particular version of it

Printnoun

a piece of fabric or clothing with a coloured pattern or design printed on it

Printnoun

a pattern or design printed on a garment or fabric

Signatureadjective

Distinctive, characteristic, indicative of identity.

Signaturenoun

A person’s name, written by that person, used to signify approval of accompanying material, such as a legal contract.

Signaturenoun

The act of signing one's name.

Signaturenoun

(medicine) The part of a doctor’s prescription containing directions for the patient.

Signaturenoun

(music) Signs on the stave indicating key and tempo, composed of the key signature and the time signature.

Signaturenoun

(printing) A group of four (or a multiple of four) pages printed such that, when folded, they become a section of a book.

Signaturenoun

(computing) A pattern used for matching the identity of a virus, the parameter types of a method, etc.

Signaturenoun

(cryptography) Data attached to a message that guarantees that the message originated from its claimed source.

Signaturenoun

(figurative) A mark or sign of implication.

Signaturenoun

(mathematics) A tuple specifying the sign of coefficients in any diagonal form of a quadratic form.

Signaturenoun

A resemblance between the external character of a disease and those of some physical agent, for instance, that existing between the red skin of scarlet fever and a red cloth; supposed to indicate this agent in the treatment of the disease.

Signaturenoun

A sign, stamp, or mark impressed, as by a seal.

Signaturenoun

Especially, the name of any person, written with his own hand, employed to signify that the writing which precedes accords with his wishes or intentions; a sign manual; an autograph.

Signaturenoun

An outward mark by which internal characteristics were supposed to be indicated.

Signaturenoun

A resemblance between the external characters of a disease and those of some physical agent, for instance, that existing between the red skin of scarlet fever and a red cloth; - supposed to indicate this agent in the treatment of the disease.

Signaturenoun

The designation of the key (when not C major, or its relative, A minor) by means of one or more sharps or flats at the beginning of the staff, immediately after the clef, affecting all notes of the same letter throughout the piece or movement. Each minor key has the same signature as its relative major.

Signaturenoun

A letter or figure placed at the bottom of the first page of each sheet of a book or pamphlet, as a direction to the binder in arranging and folding the sheets.

Signaturenoun

That part of a prescription which contains the directions to the patient. It is usually prefaced by S or Sig. (an abbreviation for the Latin signa, imperative of signare to sign or mark).

Signatureverb

To mark with, or as with, a signature or signatures.

Signaturenoun

your name written in your own handwriting

Signaturenoun

a distinguishing style;

Signaturenoun

a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program

Signaturenoun

the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key

Signaturenoun

a sheet with several pages printed on it; it folds to page size and is bound with other signatures to form a book

Signaturenoun

a person's name written in a distinctive way as a form of identification in authorizing a cheque or document or concluding a letter

Signaturenoun

the action of signing a document

Signaturenoun

a distinctive pattern, product, or characteristic by which someone or something can be identified

Signaturenoun

short for key signature or time signature

Signaturenoun

a letter or figure printed at the foot of one or more pages of each sheet of a book as a guide in binding.

Signaturenoun

a printed sheet after being folded to form a group of pages.

Signaturenoun

the part of a medical prescription that gives instructions about the use of the medicine or drug prescribed.

Signature

A signature (; from Latin: signare, ) is a handwritten (and often stylized) depiction of someone's name, nickname, or even a simple or other mark that a person writes on documents as a proof of identity and intent. The writer of a signature is a signatory or signer.