signed

adj.

1. Having a signature affixed: a signed document.
2. Of, relating to, or expressed in a sign language: a signed translation.

In the digital world, a document that is "signed" typically means that it is tamper proof because it is wrapped in a "digital signature." It generally does not refer to an "electronic signature," which is the digital counterpart to a handwritten signature. See digital signature and electronic signature.

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IN BRIEF: Having a handwritten signature; Used of the language of the deaf; Affixed one's signature to.

He is a man who has signed a contract with his conscience and his sense of duty. — Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, Source: The Personal Papers of Anton Chekhov, Lear, 1950.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: having a handwritten signature
  Antonym: unsigned (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: used of the language of the deaf
  Synonyms: gestural, sign, sign-language

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