Message

discrete unit of communication intended by the source for consumption by some recipient or group of recipients

A message is a discrete unit of communication intended by the source for consumption by some recipient or group of recipients. A message may be delivered by various means, including courier, telegraphy, carrier pigeon and electronic bus. A message can be the content of a broadcast. An interactive exchange of messages forms a conversation.

Man is a messenger who forgot the message. ~ Abraham Joshua Heschel

Quotes

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  • His speech was substantial, and its contents extensive. The messenger, whose mouth was heavy, was not able to repeat it. Because the messenger, whose mouth was tired, was not able to repeat it, the lord of Kulaba patted some clay and wrote the message as if on a tablet. Formerly, the writing of messages on clay was not established. Now, under that sun and on that day, it was indeed so. The lord of Kulaba inscribed the message like a tablet. It was just like that.
  • The user of the electric light -- or a hammer, or a language, or a book -- is the content. As such, there is a total metamorphosis of the user by the interface. It is the metamorphosis that I consider the message.
  • A message is given to many, but those who are meant to understand, understand.

See also

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  •   Encyclopedic article on Message on Wikipedia
  •   Media related to Messages on Wikimedia Commons
  •   The dictionary definition of message on Wiktionary