notification

noun

no·ti·fi·ca·tion | \ˌnō-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən

Definition of notification

1 : the act or an instance of notifying

2 : a written or printed matter that gives notice

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Examples of notification in a Sentence

I was given no notification that you received my payment. You will be sent a written notification.

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Still, three days after receiving notification of the hack, Angelini finally confirmed the breach and took down the sites on early Saturday morning. — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, "Hack on 8 adult websites exposes oodles of intimate user data," 20 Oct. 2018 No more getting tempted by texts after bedtime or awoken by update notifications. — Talia Abbas, SELF, "How 17 Stressed-Out Millennials Make Home a Peaceful Place to Escape When the News Is Just Too Much," 19 Nov. 2018 The Verge has confirmed the notification firsthand, after Droid Life and SamMobile reported on it. — Chris Welch, The Verge, "Samsung will only allow free themes to be used for 14 days starting with Android 9 Pie update," 15 Nov. 2018 Here are a few tips that have helped me and my patients stay sane: Turn off notifications and digital alerts from news sources on all your devices. — Samantha Boardman, Marie Claire, "Help! The News Is Making Me Feel Depressed," 9 Oct. 2018 Background: Man found shot in Shawnee on Tuesday afternoon has died at the hospital Police responded to a ShotSpotter notification to the 100 block of Boston Court, police spokeswoman Alicia Smiley said in an email. — Darcy Costello, The Courier-Journal, "The coroner's office has identified the man who was found shot in Shawnee on Tuesday," 4 Apr. 2018 An unexcused absence, in this case, will result in a phone call notification of the absence to the parent/guardian. — Benjy Egel, Diana Lambert, Ryan Lillis, Anita Chabria And Billy Kobin, sacbee, "Live updates: Students in Sacramento area join national walkout against gun violence," 14 Mar. 2018 While the hospital posted a notification about the incident on its website in January, families in the area still were getting notices last week that their information may have been compromised. — Kelsey Ryan, kansascity, "Children’s Mercy faces class action lawsuit over data breach affecting thousands," 10 July 2018 If a sensor detects motion, the Internet hub will send a push notification through the app. — Necee Regis, BostonGlobe.com, "A new Nantucket hotel, Cayman Islands refunds, and other tidbits," 26 June 2018

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notification

noun

English Language Learners Definition of notification

: something that gives official information to someone : the act of notifying someone

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notification

noun

no·ti·fi·ca·tion | \ˌnō-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən

Kids Definition of notification

1 : the act or an instance of giving notice or information Notification of all winners will occur tomorrow.

2 : something written or printed that gives notice I received notification of my acceptance.

notification

noun

no·ti·fi·ca·tion | \ˌnōt-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən

Medical Definition of notification

: 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