English Dictionary: [message] | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Message \Mes"sage\ (?; 48), n. [F., fr. LL. missaticum, fr. L. mittere, missum, to send. See {Mission}, and cf. {Messenger}.] 1. Any notice, word, or communication, written or verbal, sent from one person to another. Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. --Judg. iii. 20. 2. Hence, specifically, an official communication, not made in person, but delivered by a messenger; as, the President's message. {Message shell}. See {Shell}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Message \Mes"sage\, v. t. To bear as a message. [Obs.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Message \Mes"sage\, n. [OE., fr. OF. message, fr. LL. missaticus. See 1st {Message}.] A messenger. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
message In {object-oriented programming} sending a message to an {object} (to invoke a {method}) is equivalent to calling a {procedure} in traditional programming languages, except that the actual code executed may only be selected at run time depending on the {class} of the object. Thus, in response to the message "drawSelf", the method code invoked would be different if the target object were a circle or a square. (1995-02-16) |