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notification

noun

  1. message from software running on a device
  2. act of making aware
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/ / /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/

noun

Etymology: From Middle French notification, from Old French notificacion, from Latin nōtificātiō.

  1. The act of notifying.
  2. A specific piece of information that serves to notify.
  3. 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.