message
discrete unit of communication intended by the source for consumption by some recipient or group of recipients
protest
expression of objection
subliminal stimuli
sensory stimuli below an individual's threshold for conscious perception
public notice
notice given to the public regarding certain types of legal proceedings
signal
Form of inter-process communication in computer systems
event
computing operation that can be recognized and handled by software
electronic spam
unsolicited electronic messages, especially advertisements
Easter egg
intentional inside joke, hidden message or image, or secret feature of a work
letter rogatory
Formal request by a court to a foreign court for judicial assistance
disclaimer
statement intended to specify or delimit the scope of rights and obligations
Please
a Dutch courtesy phrase
instruction
message intended to convey a course of action for the audience to follow
E-card
electronic postcard
audio letter
spoken message recorded on physical medium for mailing to another person or people
audio letter
spoken message recorded on physical medium for mailing to another person or people
death notification
message delivered to family and friends about a loved ones passing
precautionary statement
sentences providing information on potential hazards, and proper procedures
real-time text
text transmitted instantly as it is typed or created
heartbeat
periodic signal generated by hardware or software to indicate normal operation or to synchronize other parts of a computer system
Good News
religious message of salvation or thanks
classified advertising
form of advertising which is particularly common in newspapers, online and other periodicals
confession
statement made by a person or a group of persons acknowledging some sensitive personal fact
intelligence report
kind of document in the military
advice
institutional or personal opinions, belief systems, values, guidance or recommendations about certain situations relayed in some context to another group, person or party, often offered as a guide to action and/or conduct
clearance
permission for an aircraft to proceed with an action at the pilot's discretion
reply
statement made in response to an interrogative question, request or comment
message
term from Jakobson's theory of communication; one of six essential factors of verbal communication
resource record
message stored using the Domain Name System (DNS)
argument
attempt to persuade or to determine the truth of a conclusion
consent
expression granting permission to proceed with a proposal
utterance
smallest unit of speech
bluejacking
sending of unsolicited messages over Bluetooth to Bluetooth-enabled devices such as mobile phones, PDAs or laptop computers
mission statement
short statement of an organization's values or philosophies, a business's main competitive advantages, or a desired future state
rule
prescription, including laws, regulations, instructions, guidelines, and social conventions; determinate method for performing any operation
error message
message displayed on a monitor screen or printout indicating that an incorrect instruction has been given or that there is an error resulting from faulty software or hardware
election voting card
Official notification to the voter of the election date and location
private message
Mode of electronic communication
concession
act of a losing candidate admitting electoral defeat to the winner or the public
radiogram
formal written message transmitted by radio
Miranda warning
notification given by American police to criminal suspects in police custody advising them of their rights, or similar procedure in other jurisdictions
one-bit message
payload-less message that communicates a single bit of information by its mere presence
Movement Authority
message part of ETCS
explanation
set of statements constructed to describe reasons why such as for facts
prophecy
processes in which messages from a prophet are communicated to others
chain letter
message that attempts to convince the recipient to make a number of copies and pass them on to a certain number of recipients
telegram
message sent by telegraph
suicide note
message left behind before a person kills themself
The Morse Message
radio message broadcast to Venus in 1962
Radio sweeper
short promotional sample used by radio stations