"sig block"

Definition: sig block: /sig blok/ n. [Unix; 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 or one's choice of witty sayings (see sig quote, fool file 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. From Jargon Dictionary [p]* [link url=/library/glossary/blglossary.htm][b]Linux/Unix/Computing Glossary[/b][/link]_z_linux_z_);