push notification

American  

[poosh noh-tuh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˈpʊʃ ˌnoʊ tə fɪˌkeɪ ʃən /

Sometimes push alert

noun

1. Digital Technology.  a message or alert that appears on the screen of an electronic device to inform the user of something even when the user is not interacting with the application or software that produced the message.

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Etymology

Origin of push notification

First recorded in 1995–2000

Example Sentences

Trust me, it’s only a matter of time until a single push notification sends my phone flying against a wall and me to the Apple store with my tail between my legs.

From Salon

And how can I expect my daughter not to be similarly powerless in the face of a push notification?

From Slate

This week, Randall Lane, “Forbes” chief content officer, wrote that Perplexity repackaged one of its recent scoops, published its own AI-generated article that summarized it, including several sentence fragments that appear to have been lifted word for word, sent a push notification to users pointing them to its summary, created an AI-generated podcast out of the summary, and made a YouTube video that now outranks “Forbes’” original article in search.

From New York Times

“They’re taking advantage of kids growing up. That’s their business model. And why do they do it? To keep them hooked … with the dopamine hits that the platform gives our children with every autoplay, with every like, with every push notification,” said bill sponsor Republican Rep. Tyler Sirois.

From Seattle Times

The privacy-enhancing policy was added following last week’s disclosure by Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden that his office had received a tip last year that government agencies in foreign countries were demanding smartphone push notification data from both Google and Apple.

From Seattle Times