notification
nounUK /ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/ · US /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/
Etymology From Middle French notification, from Old French notificacion, from Latin nōtificātiō.
1
The act of notifying.
2
A specific piece of information that serves to notify.
3
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A message, alert, or signal displayed by a system or application to inform the user of an event, update, new message, etc.
- A notification popped up on my computer.
- I received an e-mail notification on my phone.
1 more example
- Watch for notifications on the top screen[.]2008, “Story Mode”, in Cory in the House: Instruction Booklet, Burbank, California: Disney Interactive Studios; Nintendo, page 9: