Message
Message is an individual unit of data transported between endpoint locations. A message consists of a document plus a header (information about the transfer).
1. An electronic instance of one-to-many schemas. Usually documents are sent between two processes.
2. A message that is sent over a communications network such as a local areanetwork or the Internet.
A message is a piece of information or a request that you send to someone or leave for them when you cannot speak to them directly [Collins English Dictionary].
A message is a communication or statement from one person or group to another. If you call my house phone and I’m out running an errand, you’ll be asked to “please leave a message after the beep.” [Vocabulary.com].
Message - a written or spoken piece of information that you send to somebody or leave for somebody when you cannot speak to them yourself [Oxford Learner`s Dictionaries].
Rhetorical and communication studies define a message as information conveyed by words (in speech or writing), and other signs and symbols. A message (verbal or nonverbal, or both) is the content of the communication process. The originator of the message in the communication process is the sender. The sender conveys the message to the receiver.
A message may include verbal content, such as written or spoken words, sign language, email, text messages, phone calls, snail mail, and even sky-writing.
A message will also include nonverbal content, such as meaningful behavior beyond words. This includes body movement and gestures, eye contact, artifacts, clothing, vocal variety, touch, and timing [ThoughtCo].
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