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==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
 
[https://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
 
[https://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]
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*Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
 
==Definitions==
 
==Definitions==
 
*1 : a [[communication]] in [[writing]], in [[speech]], or by signals
 
*1 : a [[communication]] in [[writing]], in [[speech]], or by signals
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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]].
 
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:
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More precisely, in [https://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.
 
* Any [[thought]] or [[idea]] [[expressed]] in a [[language]], prepared in a [[form]] suitable for transmission by any means of communication.
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* A verbal message is an exchange of information using [[words]]. Examples include [[Interface|face-to-face]] communication, telephone calls, voicemails, etc.
 
* 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]
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* A nonverbal message is communicated through [[actions]] or [[behaviors]] rather than words. Examples include the use of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_language body language] and the [[actions]] made by an [[individual]] [[idea]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Message]
  
 
[[Category: Languages and Literature]]
 
[[Category: Languages and Literature]]

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Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin missaticum, from Latin missus, past participle of mittere - to send

Definitions

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 communications science, a message is information which is sent from a source to a receiver. Some common definitions include:

In communication between humans, messages can be verbal or nonverbal: