Learn English – What does the word “Print” mean on a form

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I find the wording of this form confusing. What should I write next to "Signed" and "Print"?

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"Print" in this context refers to this definition (from Wiktionary):

(transitive, intransitive) To write very clearly, especially, to write without connecting the letters as in cursive.

It's conventional to use your (usually cursive) signature as a personally-identifiable mark. But many people's signatures look more like squiggles than actually legible text. So forms usually ask you to write out your name in block letters — letters that look like printed text (the blue-pen letters in the picture are an example of block letters) — next to your signature.

Thus, in this case, you put your signature on the first line, and then write your name on the second line.

Similarly, when a form says "Please print" in the instructions, it's referring to the same definition.

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