Conformed copy
What gets filed and forwarded once a document is signed, and the second, older sense of the word that still turns up in correspondence.
What it is
A conformed copy is a copy of a signed document in which the signatures are represented in type rather than reproduced. It records what was executed, by whom and when, without circulating an image of anyone's signature.
It is not the executed original and does not pretend to be. The original — or the completed electronic signature record — stays where originals are kept; the conformed copy is what goes into the file, the data room and the email to the people who need to know the thing is done.
What it looks like
Where the signature would be, the name appears in type, conventionally preceded by/s/ in American practice or simply written out with a note that it was signed. The date is filled in as executed, and any blanks completed at signing are completed here too.
The text itself must match the executed document exactly. That is the whole value of the document: it is evidence of what was signed, and a conformed copy that differs from the original is worse than no copy at all. It is one of the few places where comparing two versions is not a drafting exercise but a verification one.
The other sense
The word carries a second, older meaning that still turns up: a document conformed to include amendments made since it was signed. A lease conformed to reflect three subsequent variations is a single readable document showing the lease as it now stands, rather than the original plus three separate deeds.
Both senses share the same idea — a copy made to conform to some state of affairs — but they are not interchangeable, and a request for "the conformed lease" is worth one clarifying question if the file contains variations.