the act of notifying a formal announcement something that notifies; a notice - (usually plural)
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 the message, activity alert, update, etc, indicated by the icon or sound
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no•ti•fi•ca•tion
(nō′tə fi kā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
- a formal notifying or informing.
- an act or instance of notifying, making known, or giving notice;
notice. - a written or printed notice, announcement, or warning:Notifications were mailed to the winners.
- Medieval Latin nōtificātiōn- (stem of nōtificātiō). See notify, -ation
- Middle English notificacioun 1325–75
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no•ti•fy /ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪ/USA pronunciation
v., -fied, -fy•ing.
no•ti•fi•er, n. [countable]See -nota-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- to inform; give notice to;
tell: [~ + object]to notify the police.[~ + object + of]to notify the police of a crime.[~ + object + that clause]You'll have to notify him that there's been an accident.
no•ti•fi•er, n. [countable]See -nota-.
no•ti•fy
(nō′tə fī′),USA pronunciation v.t., -fied, -fy•ing.
no′ti•fi′a•ble, adj.
no′ti•fi′er, n.
- to inform (someone) or give notice to:to notify the police of a crime.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]to make known;
give information of:The sale was notified in the newspapers.
- Latin nōtificāre, equivalent. to (g)nōt(us) (past participle of (g)nōscere to come to know; see know1) + -ificāre -ify
- Middle French notifier
- Middle English notifien 1325–75
no′ti•fi′er, n.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged apprise, advise, tell.
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