Persons other than the original obligor and obligee can become parties to a negotiable instrument. The most common manner in which this is done is by "endorsing" (from Latin "dorsum", the back + "in"), that is placing one's signature on the back of the instrument—if the person who signs does so with the intention of obtaining payment of the instrument or acquiring or transferring rights to the instrument, the signature is called an "endorsement". There are five types of endorsements contemplated by the Code, covered in UCC Article 3, Sections 204–206: