SIG
= S =
sig quote
sig block /sig blok/ n.
[Internet and Usenet; often
written `.sig' there] Short for `signature', used specifically
to refer to the electronic signature block that most Unix mail- and
news-posting software will automagically append to outgoing
mail and news. The composition of one's sig can be quite an art
form, including an ASCII logo, one's choice of witty sayings (see
sig quote, fool file), or even source code for small
programs about which the author wishes to make a statement; but
many consider large sigs a waste of bandwidth, and it has been
observed that the size of one's sig block is usually inversely
proportional to one's longevity and level of prestige on the net.
See also doubled sig, McQuary limit.
--The Jargon File version 4.3.1, ed. ESR, autonoded by rescdsk.