Signature vs Marker - What's the difference?
signature | marker |
A ’s name, written by that person, used to signify approval of accompanying material, such as a legal contract.
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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
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An object used to mark a location.
Someone or something that marks.
# One who keeps account of a game played, as of billiards.
# A counter used in card games and other games.
# The soldier who forms the pilot of a wheeling column, or marks the direction of an alignment.
# An attachment to a sewing machine for marking a line on the fabric by creasing it.
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A felt-tipped pen.
(slang) A signed note of a debt to be paid.
(slang, figuratively) A nonmonetary debt owed to someone, especially in return for a favor.
(paintball) A device that fires a paintball
(sports) A defending player who stays close to an opponent in order to mark them.
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A gene or DNA sequence with a known location on a chromosome that can be used to identify individuals or species.
(In competition law) A recognition given by a competition authority that a company is the first to approach it to reveal the existence of a cartel, as a prelude to a formal application for leniency for the company.
To mark or write on (something) using a
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As a noun signature
is a ’s name, written by that person, used to signify approval of accompanying material, such as a legal contract.As an adjective signature
is distinctive, characteristic indicative of identity.As a verb marker is
.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.
marker
English
(wikipedia marker)Noun
(en noun)Man City 4-1 Man Utd", BBC Sport , 22 September 2013:
- Pellegrini insisted this was a game City had to win - this they did and with the sort of performance that put down a marker for how the Chilean wants his team to play.
- We may not be able to do this alone. Maybe it’s time to call in some of our markers .
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Synonyms
* (felt-tipped pen) marker penDerived terms
* biomarker * discourse marker * magic marker * man marker / man-marker * marker bed * marker gene * on-time marker * permanent marker * whiteboard markerVerb
(en verb)citation