notification
noun
no·ti·fi·ca·tion
ˌnō-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən 
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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Unemployment insurance experts consulted by The Post said Colorado’s notifications — or lack thereof — for overpayments are unusual and could be confusing for claimants.
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Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
In court, the city had argued for a much smaller damages award, contending some members of the plaintiff class paid their citations so late that proper notification by the city wouldn’t have mattered.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Even if the phone is face down on the table or tucked in your pocket, your brain knows that a notification can ding or there is an opportunity to look away from the company and find a funny video.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
But Apple reserved the deepest iPhone integrations — notifications, payments, health data, system hooks — for itself.
—Matt Rogers, Fortune, 30 May 2026
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Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
In court, the city had argued for a much smaller damages award, contending some members of the plaintiff class paid their citations so late that proper notification by the city wouldn’t have mattered.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Even if the phone is face down on the table or tucked in your pocket, your brain knows that a notification can ding or there is an opportunity to look away from the company and find a funny video.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
But Apple reserved the deepest iPhone integrations — notifications, payments, health data, system hooks — for itself.
—Matt Rogers, Fortune, 30 May 2026
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“Notification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notification. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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notification
noun
no·ti·fi·ca·tion
ˌnōt-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən
1
: the act or an instance of notifying
2
: written or printed matter that gives notice
Medical Definition
notification
noun
no·ti·fi·ca·tion
ˌnōt-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən
: 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
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