notification

noun

no·​ti·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌnō-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce notification (audio)
1
: the act or an instance of notifying
2
: a written or printed matter that gives notice

Examples of notification in a Sentence

I was given no notification that you received my payment. You will be sent a written notification.
Recent Examples on the Web Supporters of the policy are gathering signatures across California in a petition drive with the hope of putting parent notification on the November statewide ballot. Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024 Last week, the app delivered push notifications to users' phones and prompted them to input their ZIP code to find their House representative to urge them to oppose the bill. USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024 But as high-school students in the real world deal with book bans, limited contraception access and parental notification bills, Doin’ It‘s reluctance to touch on those weightier topics has the effect of minimizing the problem. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024 This notification is required to be sent at least 30 days before the annual budget report (Section 5300) and annual policy statement (Section 5310) go out. Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2024 As the photo of her and her three smiling children started to circulate online, the Associated Press and other wire services issued an urgent notification to journalists not to use the image in editorial articles, suspecting the photo might be digitally altered. Reece Rogers, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2024 Once that music is on TikTok, the rights-holders cannot control it with anything except takedown notices and other legal notifications. Jem Aswad, Variety, 12 Mar. 2024 The names of those who died were withheld pending notification of relatives, authorities said. Martin Weil, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024 The campaign’s push to reject the measure was propelled by the failure of the Sacramento City Council to provide proper notification, the release said. Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of notification was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Notification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notification. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

notification

noun
no·​ti·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌnōt-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce notification (audio)
1
: the act or an instance of notifying
2
: written or printed matter that gives notice

Medical Definition

notification

noun
no·​ti·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌnōt-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce notification (audio)
: the act or an instance of notifying
especially : the act of reporting the occurrence of a communicable disease or of an individual affected with such a disease

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