notification
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notifications
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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."
Example Sentences
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In the pop up notification send to customers by the hackers, they claimed they had "compromised the Snowflake instance".
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The online retail platform says its customers data may have been accessed after hackers sent what the Metro calls a "threatening notification"
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Among its provisions, that law requires parental notification and consent, with an opt-out option, before students participate in surveys asking about sensitive private information such as religious beliefs, sexual behavior or mental health problems.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
The most concrete idea floated by Bessent to his Chinese counterpart was a notification system—in effect, an AI hotline—to alert each other when an incident rises to the level of national security.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
There are eight notification messages from people posting on the Facebook page she doesn’t even use anymore.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
Banks can then deploy tailored retention tactics such as personalized offers or proactive notifications.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
It will also review current warnings and systemized notifications to the government of breaches, hacks, jailbreaks and other issues, and “recommend ways to improve the government’s response capacity under existing authorities.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Adding to the phone-calls-may-be-disruptive argument, Hall said in today’s digital-heavy world, people are constantly being bombarded by notifications on their phones.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
It agreed to pay $12.7bn and implement a two-hour daily limit for teen users across its platforms by default, in addition to muted notifications during school hours, blocks at night and other measures.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
I put a bigger glob of the ointment on it, hoping that will clear it up, and add a note to my to-do list to monitor it, before scrolling through my notifications.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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