signoff en · NOUN
Etymology
Deverbal from sign off.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The act or process of signing off (approving with a signature).
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(countable, uncountable) The process of exiting a computer system; logoff.
Another problem stems from the fact that many different things can cause a user signoff. ln most cases, it is the issuance of the $SIGNOFF command, but there are other circumstances after which the system will force a user off […]
1980, Newsletter, volume 10, numbers 1-21, University of Michigan Computing Center, page 5:
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(countable, uncountable) A bid indicating that one's partner should pass.
Jack North then tried for game with two no-trump before respecting his partner’s signoff in three diamonds.
2009 September 26, Phillip Alder, “Jack Gets Bragging Rights in Computer Battle”, in New York Times:
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(countable, uncountable) A valediction, such as at the end of a letter or broadcast.
Just think of Walter Cronkite's famous signoff for the CBS Evening News—“And that's the way it is”—or the motto of the New York Times—“All the news that's fit to print.”
2010 September 28, Keith Kenney, Visual Communication Research Designs, Routledge, →ISBN, page 203:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sign-off | alternative | lexicographic | |
| signoffs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
log-in · log-on · login · sign-on · logon · sign-in