Signature vs Brand - What's the difference?
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A ’s name, written by that person, used to signify approval of accompanying material, such as a legal contract.
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*:Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer languageunderstood him very well. If he had written a love letter, or a farce, or a ballade , or a story, no one, either clerks, or friends, or compositors, would have understood anything but a word here and a word there. For his signature , however, that was different.
The act of signing one's name.
(lb) That part of a doctor’s prescription containing directions for the patient.
(lb) Signs on the stave indicating key and tempo
(lb) A group of four (or a multiple of four) pages printed such that, when folded, become a section of a book
(lb) A pattern used for matching the identity of a virus, the parameter types of a method, etc.
(lb) Data attached to a message that guarantees that the message originated from its claimed source.
A mark or sign of implication.
*(Richard Bentley) (1662-1742)
*:the natural and indelible signature of God, which human souls in their first origin are supposed to be stamped with
*1997 : Chris Horrocks, Introducing Foucault'', page 67, ''The Renaissance Episteme (Totem Books, Icon Books; ISBN 1840460865)
*:A “signature'” was placed on all things by God to indicate their affinities — but it was hidden, hence the search for arcane knowledge. Knowing was '''guessing''' and ' interpreting , not observing or demonstrating.
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A resemblance between the external character of a disease and those of some physical agent, for instance, that existing between the red skin of scarlet fever and a red cloth; supposed to indicate this agent in the treatment of the disease.
distinctive, characteristic indicative of identity
* 2001 , Lawrence J. Vale, Sam Bass Warner, Imaging the city: continuing struggles and new directions
* 2005 , Paul Duchscherer, Linda Svendsen, Beyond the bungalow: grand homes in the arts & crafts tradition
* 2005 , Brett Dawson, Tales from the 2004-05 Fighting Illini
* 2005:' CBS News website, ''Paul Winchell Dead At Age 82'', read at
A piece of wood red-hot, or still burning, from the fire.
* Palfrey
(archaic) A sword.
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A mark of ownership made by burning, e.g. on cattle, or to classify the contents of a cask.
A branding iron.
A name, symbol, logo, or other item used to distinguish a product or service, or its provider.
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A specific product, service, or provider so distinguished.
Any specific type or variety of something; a distinct style, manner.
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The reputation among some population of an organization, of the products sold under a particular brand name, or of a person.
Any minute fungus producing a burnt appearance in plants.
To burn the flesh with a hot iron, either as a marker (for criminals, slaves etc.) or to cauterise a wound.
:When they caught him, he was branded and then locked up.
To mark (especially cattle) with a brand as proof of ownership.
:The ranch hands had to brand every new calf by lunchtime.
To make an indelible impression on the memory or senses.
:Her face is branded upon my memory.
To stigmatize, label (someone).
:He was branded a fool by everyone that heard his story.
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*:I had never defrauded a man of a farthing, nor called him knave behind his back. But now the last rag that covered my nakedness had been torn from me. I was branded a blackleg, card-sharper, and murderer.
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, title= (marketing) To associate a product or service with a trademark or other name and related images.
:They branded the new detergent "Suds-O", with a nature scene inside a green O on the muted-colored recycled-cardboard box.
(advertising) Associated with a particular product, service, or company.
As adjectives the difference between signature and brand
is that signature is distinctive, characteristic indicative of identity while brand is burnt, branded.As a noun signature
is a ’s name, written by that person, used to signify approval of accompanying material, such as a legal contract.signature
English
(wikipedia signature)Noun
(en noun)See also
* autographAdjective
(en-adj) (unusually not comparable)- Consider Las Fallas'' of Valencia, Spain, arguably the most signature''' of ' signature ephemera.
- Considered the most signature effect of the Tudor Revival style, half-timbering derived its distinctive ...
- But it was perhaps the most signature shot Williams ever made in an Illinois uniform, a bullying basket in which he used his power to pound Stoudamire, ...
- Rabbit in mustard sauce is my signature dish.
on 14 May 2006 - The inspiration for [[w:Tigger, Tigger]’s ' signature phrase: TTFN, ta-ta for now.
- The signature route of the airline is its daily flight between Buenos Aires and Madrid.
brand
English
(wikipedia brand)Noun
(en noun)- Snatching a live brand from a wigwam, Mason threw it on a matted roof.
- Paradise, so late their happy seat, / Waved over by that flaming brand .
- (Tennyson)
Synonyms
* trademark, logo, brand name, marque, tradename, proprietary name * (reputation) repute, name, good nameDerived terms
* brand awareness * brand equity * brand image * brand linkage * brand name * brand parity * brand stretch * branding * branding moment * own brandSee also
* * * * * * * * Picture Sorts * trademark * servicemarkVerb
(en verb)Man Utd 1-6 Man City, passage=As Ferguson strode briskly towards the Stretford End at the final whistle, he will have been reflecting on the extent of the challenge now facing him from the club he once branded "noisy neighbours".}}
Adjective
(-)- That computer company has brand recognition.
- Have we settled on our brand name?