signoff
See also: sign off
English
Etymology
sign + off, from the phrasal verb.
Noun
signoff (plural signoffs)
- The act or process of signing off (approving with a signature).
- The process of exiting a computer system; logoff.
- 1980, University of Michigan Computing Center, Newsletter (volume 10, issues 1-21, page 5)
- 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, University of Michigan Computing Center, Newsletter (volume 10, issues 1-21, page 5)
- (bridge) A bid indicating that one's partner should pass.
- 2009 September 26, Phillip Alder, “Jack Gets Bragging Rights in Computer Battle”, in New York Times[1]:
- Jack North then tried for game with two no-trump before respecting his partner’s signoff in three diamonds.