Meaning of signoff | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The act or process of signing off (approving with a signature).
   countable, uncountable
2. The process of exiting a computer system; logoff.
   countable, uncountable
3. A bid indicating that one's partner should pass.
   countable, uncountable
4. A valediction, such as at the end of a letter or broadcast.
   countable, uncountable

Examples

“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 […]”

“Jack North then tried for game with two no-trump before respecting his partner’s signoff in three diamonds.”

“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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