autopen
noun
au·to·pen
ˈȯ-tō-ˌpen 
plural autopens
: a device that mechanically reproduces a person's signature
Today autograph collecting is a growing avocation, enlivened by a renewed interest in musical manuscripts and scores and a fad for the rather rare letters of show-business figures. It is complicated by the autopen, which allows public figures to sign dozens of documents at one time …—
Jeffrey Simpson, Architectural Digest, December 1988
Jeffrey Simpson, Architectural Digest, December 1988The machines sign letters at about the same pace as does the human hand. An autopen machine that automatically signs a stack of documents can spit out roughly 500 signatures an hour; those with manual document feeders, about 200 an hour.—Nancy Benac, Associated Press, 27 June 2011
Nancy Benac, Associated Press, 27 June 2011Everyone knows senators don't sign the vast majority of their letters; an autopen does that.—Larry Pressler, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2000
Larry Pressler, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2000Dictionary Entries Near autopen
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“Autopen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/autopen. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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