sigfile
sigfile noun: a text file containing a sig (e-mail or newsgroup signature).
Noun
sigfile (plural sigfiles)
- A text file containing a sig (e-mail or newsgroup signature).
- 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?1994, BILL, “help with my sigfile”, in bit.listserv.help-net (Usenet)
- You've seen sigfiles: the chunk of information at the end of an email.2002, Rebecca Blood, The Weblog Handbook, page 81
Forms of sigfile
| plural | sigfiles |
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Origin of sigfile
From sig + file.
Questions about sigfile
- What does sigfile mean?
- Sigfile means a text file containing a sig (e-mail or newsgroup signature).
- What part of speech is sigfile?
- Sigfile is a noun.
- What is the plural of sigfile?
- The plural of sigfile is sigfiles.
Words near sigfile in the dictionary
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