Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sigfile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sig-file
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A text file containing a sig (e-mail or newsgroup signature).

Example Sentences

"Can anyone please tell me why I get an 'output from your job etc' message back from bitnet everytime^([sic]) I send a message out? Is there a problem with my sigfile or does everyone get them?"
"You've seen sigfiles: the chunk of information at the end of an email."
"How do you read abbreviations (IMHO)? Quoted text? Headers? Sigfiles? Emoticons?"

Etymology

From sig + file.

Inflected Forms

sigfiles (plural)

Questions

What does sigfile mean?: A text file containing a sig (e-mail or newsgroup signature).
Where does sigfile come from?: From sig + file.

How to pronounce sigfile

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