notification
UK /ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/ · US /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/ noun
Forms notifications
- noun (uncountable) The act of notifying.
- noun (countable) A specific piece of information that serves to notify.
- noun (countable, computing) A message, alert, or signal displayed by a system or application to inform the user of an event, update, new message, etc. “A notification popped up on my computer.”
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Etymology
From Middle French notification, from Old French notificacion, from Latin nōtificātiō.
Webster’s 1913
- noun The act of notifying, or giving notice; the act of making known; especially, the act of giving official notice or information to the public or to individuals, corporations, companies, or societies, by words, by writing, or by other means.
- noun Notice given in words or writing, or by signs.
Etymology [Cf. F. notification. See Notify.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “notification”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details