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==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from Medieval [[Latin]] missaticum, from Latin missus, past participle of mittere - to send
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
==Definitions==
*1 : a [[communication]] in [[writing]], in [[speech]], or by signals
*2 : a messenger's mission
*3 : an underlying theme or [[idea]]
==Description==
A '''message''' in its most general [[meaning]] is an object of [[communication]]. It is a vessel which provides [[information]]. Yet, it can also be this information. Therefore, its meaning is dependent upon the [[context]] in which it is used; the term may [[apply]] to both the [[information]] and its [[form]]. A communiqué is a brief report or [[statement]] released by a [[public]] [[agency]].
More precisely, in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communication_studies communications science], a message is information which is sent from a [[source]] to a receiver. Some common definitions include:
* Any [[thought]] or [[idea]] [[expressed]] in a [[language]], prepared in a [[form]] suitable for transmission by any means of communication.
* An [[arbitrary]] amount of information whose beginning and end are defined or implied.
In communication between [[humans]], messages can be verbal or nonverbal:
* A verbal message is an exchange of information using [[words]]. Examples include [[Interface|face-to-face]] communication, telephone calls, voicemails, etc.
* A nonverbal message is communicated through [[actions]] or [[behaviors]] rather than words. Examples include the use of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_language body language] and the [[actions]] made by an [[individual]] [[idea]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Message]
[[Category: Languages and Literature]]
==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from Medieval [[Latin]] missaticum, from Latin missus, past participle of mittere - to send
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
==Definitions==
*1 : a [[communication]] in [[writing]], in [[speech]], or by signals
*2 : a messenger's mission
*3 : an underlying theme or [[idea]]
==Description==
A '''message''' in its most general [[meaning]] is an object of [[communication]]. It is a vessel which provides [[information]]. Yet, it can also be this information. Therefore, its meaning is dependent upon the [[context]] in which it is used; the term may [[apply]] to both the [[information]] and its [[form]]. A communiqué is a brief report or [[statement]] released by a [[public]] [[agency]].
More precisely, in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communication_studies communications science], a message is information which is sent from a [[source]] to a receiver. Some common definitions include:
* Any [[thought]] or [[idea]] [[expressed]] in a [[language]], prepared in a [[form]] suitable for transmission by any means of communication.
* An [[arbitrary]] amount of information whose beginning and end are defined or implied.
In communication between [[humans]], messages can be verbal or nonverbal:
* A verbal message is an exchange of information using [[words]]. Examples include [[Interface|face-to-face]] communication, telephone calls, voicemails, etc.
* A nonverbal message is communicated through [[actions]] or [[behaviors]] rather than words. Examples include the use of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_language body language] and the [[actions]] made by an [[individual]] [[idea]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Message]
[[Category: Languages and Literature]]
