notification
noun
- message from software running on a device
- act of making aware
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/ / /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/
noun
Etymology: From Middle French notification, from Old French notificacion, from Latin nōtificātiō.
- The act of notifying.
- A specific piece of information that serves to notify.
- 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.”
“I received an e-mail notification on my phone.”