noun
- plural of autopen; mechanical or electronic devices that reproduce a person's signature automatically
Usage: often used in reference to official or celebrity signatures; sometimes considered controversial in contexts requiring authentic signatures
Examples
- The celebrity used autopens to sign thousands of fan letters each week.
- Government offices sometimes employ autopens for routine document signatures.
- Collectors debate whether autopen signatures have the same value as handwritten ones.
- The company invested in autopens to speed up the contract signing process.
- Some legal documents cannot be signed using autopens due to authenticity requirements.