sigblock

English

Etymology

sig +‎ block

Noun

sigblock (plural sigblocks)

1. (Internet) A block of text used as a sig (e-mail or newsgroup signature).
   • 1996, R R Neuswanger, “signature at the bottom of reply/forward”, in comp.mail.pine (Usenet):

     Now cut the sigblock with control-circumflex and control-k.

   • 2001, David Harley, Robert Slade, Urs E. Gattiker, Viruses revealed:

     In fact, a good idea might be to have email sigblocks carry this warning, to avoid later hassles over privacy.