sig block

2 definitions found

sig block - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  sig block
  
     /sig blok/ [Unix; often written ".sig" there].  See
     signature.
  
     [Jargon File]
  

sig block - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  sig block
   /sig blok/, n.
  
     [Internet and Usenet; 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, one's
     choice of witty sayings (see sig quote, fool file), or even
  source
     code for small programs about which the author wishes to make a
     statement; 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, McQuary limit.