notification
Americannoun
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an act or instance of notifying or informing someone of something; notice.
Lawyers have a duty of notification in cases where a document is accidentally sent to them.
Authors submitting work must expect to wait up to three months before notification of acceptance.
The policy requires prompt notification of the insurer in case of an accident.
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a written or printed notice, announcement, or warning.
Notifications were mailed to the winners.
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Digital Technology. a programmed message or alert sent on an electronic device to inform the user of something.
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the act of notifying
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a formal announcement
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something that notifies; a notice
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Etymology
Origin of notification
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English notificacioun, from Medieval Latin nōtificātiōn-, stem of nōtificātiō, from nōtificāt(us) “made known” (past participle of nōtificāre “to make known”; see notify) + -iō -ion
Explanation
A notification is a formal notice, request, or warning. You might get a notification from your landlord that you need to shovel the snow on your sidewalk, or a notification from your school that you've won an award. Some notifications arrive in the form of a letter in your mailbox, while others are verbal (you might get a phone call that's a notification that your cat is due for a shot at the vet), and many more are sent as emails or other electronic messages. The Latin source is notificare , "to make known," which comes from the roots notus, "known," and facere, "make."
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He filed it just shy of two years after receiving a formal IRS notification about the leak but more than two years after Littlejohn’s guilty plea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Smith said Flores recently received notification that his internal affairs case had been turned over to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office for possible charges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
That text or push notification from an airline saying something along the lines of, “Your flight has been canceled. Here’s your new itinerary,” can upend your entire trip.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
"You get an email notification saying you've got relatives, essentially. It's literally like Tinder, it says you've matched - here are your half sisters."
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
She was glad it was a birth announcement rather than a notification of a death.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
Beat says that users can, external turn off notifications, use apps that limit the time spent online, or select the "not interested" option on content they do not want to see.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
“Some borrowers won’t get the notifications until mid-July, August, sometime like that,” said Scott Buchanan, the executive director of the Student Loan Servicing Alliance, a trade group.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Sensitive individuals were encouraged to wear well-fitting N95 and P100 masks, and to register for emergency notifications at alertla.org.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
In response, the company said it would now make those safeguard notifications visible as well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Peck has notifications turned on for Rufus’s Instagram, but stays personally locked on anyway.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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