sigblock

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English

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Etymology

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From sig +‎ block.

Noun

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sigblock (plural sigblocks)

  1. (Internet) A block of text used as a sig (e-mail or newsgroup signature).
    • 1996, R R Neuswanger, “signature at the bottom of reply/forward”, in comp.mail.pine (Usenet):
      Now cut the sigblock with control-circumflex and control-k.
    • 2001, David Harley, Robert Slade, Urs E. Gattiker, Viruses revealed:
      In fact, a good idea might be to have email sigblocks carry this warning, to avoid later hassles over privacy.