signoff

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noun signoffs · sign-off

countable, uncountable The act or process of signing off (approving with a signature).
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 […]
Similar: logoff, logout, signout, sign-out · Opposite: login, log-in, logon, log-on, sign-in, sign-on
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.
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.”

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@misc{signoff_2026,
  title = {signoff},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/signoff},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}