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printed name

A printed name field is a space on a document for writing the signer's name in clear, ordinary letters rather than as a signature.

In plain English

It refers to the part of a document where a person's name is written so it is easy to read in normal letters. The purpose is to show the signer's name in ordinary written form, not in the distinctive style of a signature.

In context

Here, it requests the signer's name written clearly in ordinary letters below the signature.

Situation
Reading agreement sections, parties, dates, signatures, and execution status
What it communicates
requests a typed or clearly written name below the signature.

Meaning limits

By itself, this term does not confirm that a signature is present or that the person's identity has been verified.

Examples

“His signature was a quick scrawl, so he wrote his printed name in block letters beneath it.”

Core meaning

“The clerk asked her to add her printed name below the signature on the form.”

In context

  • name field Broader Term

    A printed name field is a kind of document field for a person's name.

  • signature field Contrast

    A signature field is for a signature, not for a name written in ordinary letters.