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sign on

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sign, contract, sign on, sign upverb

    engage by written agreement

    "They signed two new pitchers for the next season"

GCIDE

  1. sign onverb

    To begin a communication, especially one conducted by radio waves.

Wiktionary

  1. sign onnoun

    The time of day when a radio or television station begins broadcasting, usually after being off the air for several hours.

  2. sign onverb

    To join something, after signing.

  3. sign onverb

    To commit oneself, as to a project, a goal, on organization, a cause.

  4. sign onverb

    To begin broadcasting a radio or television signal, usually at the beginning of a broadcasting day and after being off the air for several hours.

  5. sign onverb

    To log on; to start using a computer, radio, etc., or to start talking.

  6. sign onverb

    To receive unemployment benefits.

Wikipedia

  1. sign on

    A sign-on (or start-up in Commonwealth countries except Canada) is the beginning of operations for a radio or television station, generally at the start of each day. It is the opposite of a sign-off (or closedown in Commonwealth countries except Canada), which is the sequence of operations involved when a radio or television station shuts down its transmitters and goes off the air for a predetermined period; generally, this occurs during the overnight hours although a broadcaster's digital specialty or sub-channels may sign-on and sign-off at significantly different times as its main channels. Like other television programming, sign-on and sign-off sequences can be initiated by a broadcast automation system, and automatic transmission systems can turn the carrier signal and transmitter on/off by remote control.Sign-on and sign-off sequences have become less common due to the increasing prevalence of 24/7 broadcasting. However, some national broadcasters continue the practice; particularly those in countries with limited broadcast coverage. Stations may also sometimes close for transmitter maintenance, or to allow another station to broadcast on the same channel space.

ChatGPT

  1. sign on

    "Sign on" is a phrase commonly used to describe the act of accessing a system, platform, or account by entering specific credentials such as username and password. It is synonymous with logging in, signing in, or logging on. The terms are often used in the context of computers, internet, and digital services.

Etymology and Origins

  1. Sign on

    An industrial phrase for signing one’s name in a book on arriving to commence the day’s work. The like procedure at the day’s close is styled “Sign off.”

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  1. Ngonis

  2. nosing

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sign on in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sign on in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of sign on in a Sentence

  1. Jason Zinoman:

    First of all, you're already seeing HBO isn't totally absent. You're starting to see a few signs that the other big streaming players are starting to compete, you're starting to see a few comedians not really sign on with Netflix because there are some grumblings with them. Jim Gaffigan is a good recent example of someone who released a special on everywhere but Netflix.

  2. Ernest Bower:

    If the ASEAN leaders feel that the United States is investing in ASEAN ... that would encourage even the weakest, the most susceptible ASEAN states to sign on with their brothers to make these statements, no one in Southeast Asia wants the Chinese to run roughshod over their smaller neighbors.

  3. Clifford Villanueva Villalon:

    A biography is like a mini-series with different twists and turns, ups and downs. Others will rewrite it for you when you forget to sign on the last page.

  4. Dick Durbin:

    I just heard about it, i'm not ready to sign on yet. I think this commissionof Biden's is the right move. Let's think this through carefully. This is historic.

  5. Philip Aguer:

    If the rebels sign on the security arrangement then definitely all the processes will be smoothly carried out.


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