Amessageis a discrete unit ofcommunicationintended by thesourcefor consumption by some recipient or group of recipients. A message may be delivered by various means, includingcourier,telegraphy,or anelectronic bus. A message can be the content of abroadcast.Aninteractive exchange of messages forms a conversation.[1]The consumption of the message relies on how the recipient interprets the message, there are times where the recipient contradicts the intention of the message which results in a boomerang effect.[2]Message fatigue is another outcome recipients can obtain if a message is conveyed too much by the source.[3]
One example of a message is apress release,which may vary from a brief report or statement released by a public agency to commercial publicity material.[4]Another example of a message is how they are portrayed to a consumer via an advertisement.
History
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Roles in human communication
editIn communication between humans, messages can be verbal ornonverbal:
- A verbal message is an exchange of information using words. Examples include face-to-face communication, telephone calls, voicemails, emails, etc.
- A nonverbal message is communicated through actions or behaviors rather than words, such as conscious or unconsciousbody language.
The phrase "send a message" or "sending a message" is also used for actions taken by a party to convey that party's attitude towards a certain thing. For example, a government that executes people who commit acts oftreasonis sending a message that treason will not be tolerated.[5]Conversely, a party that appears through its actions to endorse something that it opposes can be said to be "sending the wrong message",[5]while one which appears to simultaneously endorse contradictory things can be said to be sending "mixed messages".[6]
In computer science
editThere are two main senses of the word "message" incomputing:messages between the human users ofcomputersystems that are delivered by those computer systems, andmessagespassed between programs or between components of asingleprogram, for their purposes.
- Instant messagingandemailsare examples of computer software designed for delivering human-readable messages in formatted or unformatted text, from one person to another.
- Message passingis a form of communication used in concurrent andparallel computing,object-oriented programming, andchannel communicates,where communication is made by sending messages to recipients. In a related use of this sense of a message, inobject-oriented programming languagesuch as main library [ "msg" box]SmalltalkorJava,amessageis sent to anobject,specifying arequestfor action.
Safety and privacy concerns
editSafety and privacy concerns have been expressed in the computer science industry regarding messages. There have been cases where instant messaging apps were found to present a risk of spyware infection.[7]Text messaging is one of the larger causes of distracted driving, and the act of texting and driving has been made illegal in many states as a result.[8]
See also
edit- Airmail– Service which transports mail by air
- Amateur radio emergency communications– Fallback service
- Beacon– Device used to attract attention
- Communications satellite– Artificial satellite that relays radio signals
- Communication studies– Academic discipline
- Drums in communication– Drums used for long-distance signalling and communications
- Email– Mail sent using electronic means
- Emergency Alert System– Method of emergency broadcasting in the United States
- Encryption– Process of converting plaintext to ciphertext
- Express mail– Accelerated mail delivery service
- Flag semaphore– System to transmit information by hand
- Instant messaging– Form of computer communication over the internet or locally
- List of interstellar radio messages
- Mail– System for transporting documents and other small packages
- Message in a bottle– Form of communication
- Network packet– Formatted unit of data carried by a packet-switched network
- Optical telegraph– Tower-based signaling network
- Pioneer plaque– Plaques on the Pioneer 10 and 11 space probes with pictorial messages about humanity
- Pony Express– 1860–1861 mail service in the United States
- Radio– Use of radio waves to carry information
- Semaphore– Mechanical apparatus used to send messages
- Semiotics– Study of signs and sign processes
- Sign language– Language that uses manual communication and body language to convey meaning
- Smoke signal– Smoke used as a mode of communication
- SMS– Text messaging service component
- Telegraphy– Long distance transmission of text
- Telephony– Field of telecommunication services
- Television– Telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images
- Voicemail– Voice message storage and retrieval
References
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- ^Marie, A. (November 8, 2022)."A Mixed Message is THE Message".Medium.
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