no·ti·fi·ca·tion

(nō′tə-fĭ-kā′shən)

1. The act or an instance of notifying.

2. Something, such as a letter, by which notice is given.

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notification

(ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən)

1. the act of notifying

2. a formal announcement

3. something that notifies; a notice

4. (Communications & Information) (usually pl)

a. an icon or sound on a smartphone, tablet, or other electronic device indicating the user has one or more messages, activity alerts, updates to apps, etc

b. the message, activity alert, update, etc, indicated by the icon or sound

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no•ti•fi•ca•tion

(ˌnoʊ tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən)

n.

1. a formal notifying or informing.

2. an act or instance of notifying, making known, or giving notice.

3. a written or printed notice, announcement, or warning.

[1325–75; Middle English notificacioun < Medieval Latin nōtificātiō; see notify, -tion]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	notification - an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative presentment due process, due process of law - (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	2.	notification - informing by words apprisal, telling making known, informing - a speech act that conveys information notice - advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement of contract; "we received a notice to vacate the premises"; "he gave notice two months before he moved" warning - notification of something, usually in advance; "they gave little warning of their arrival"; "she had only had four days' warning before leaving Berlin"
	3.	notification - a request for payment; "the notification stated the grace period and the penalties for defaulting" notice asking, request - the verbal act of requesting

notification

noun announcement, declaration, notice, statement, telling, information, warning, message, advice, intelligence, publication, notifying We require written notification from the person who signed the booking form.

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Translations

تَبْليغ، إعْلام، إنْذار

hlášeníoznámeníupozornění

meddelelseunderretning

Benachrichtigung Bescheid Nachricht

notificación

tiedoksianto

avis renseignement

tilkynning

comunicazione notifica

нотификация

bildiriihbarnametebliğ

通知

notification

[ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] N (= warning, prior notice) → notificación f, aviso m; (= announcement) → anuncio m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

notification

[ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃ^ən] n → notification f
to receive notification of sth → recevoir notification de qch
to be given notification of sth → être informé(e) de qch
without notification → sans préavis

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

notification

n → Benachrichtigung f, → Mitteilung f; (of disease, crime, loss, damage etc) → Meldung f; (= written notification: of birth etc) → Anzeige f; to send notification of something to somebody → jdm etw schriftlich mitteilen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

notification

[ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n (see vb) → notifica; (XXX) → denuncia; (announcement) → annuncio

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

notify

(ˈnəutifai) verb

to inform or warn about something. He notified the headmaster of his intentions; If there has been an accident you must notify the police.

ˌnotifiˈcation (-fi-) noun

notification

n. notificación, aviso, información.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

notification

n notificación f

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And week by week, as certain as the rising of the sun, came the notification and death of some person, man or woman, innocent of evil, but just as much killed by us as though we had done it with our own hands.

On the last day of December we received this notification:

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The promised notification was hanging over her head.

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"You force me to remind you," he said, "of a certain decree - a decree of expulsion passed five years ago, and of which I presume due notification was given to you."

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It has been urged that the presence of the accused brothers in that fatal room, just after notification that one of them must take the life of Judge Driscoll or lose his own the moment the parties should meet, clearly signifies that the natural of self-preservation moved my clients to go there secretly and save Count Luigi by destroying his adversary.

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The unexpected consequences of this notification suggested to the dismayed Mr Meagles for the first time that some hundreds of young persons must be leaving their homes without reflection every day; for shoals of wrong young people came down to Twickenham, who, not finding themselves received with enthusiasm, generally demanded compensation by way of damages, in addition to coach-hire there and back.

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With this inquiry Mr Crummles unfolded a red poster, and a blue poster, and a yellow poster, at the top of each of which public notification was inscribed in enormous characters--'First appearance of the unrivalled Miss Petowker of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane!'

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"It was a notification that a master is wanted for some ship.

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During this short colloquy, the active Smallweed, who is of the dinner party, has written in legal characters on a slip of paper, "Return immediately." This notification to all whom it may concern, he inserts in the letter-box, and then putting on the tall hat at the angle of inclination at which Mr.

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"The numerous friends who have not already received their notification of this sad event are hereby informed that the funeral will take place to-morrow at four o'clock, in the church of Saint-Roch.

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The snooze feature is shown as a bell button on top of the apps notification tab.

Twitter is testing snooze for notifications

The restrictions in Birmingham included banning people from travelling overseas, restrictions on the ownership and use of vehicles, and restrictions and notification of money transfers and restrictions on possession of cash.

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