Message Definition/Meaning:  

1. A collection of data of arbitrary length that is communicated through a message switching system. A message could be a few bits, a file, or even a database.

2. Another name for packet.

3. See Shannon's model (of a communication system).

4. A specially formatted document sent in an electronic mail system.

5. To send a message in an electronic mail system.

Near by Terms: Means/Ends Analysis Mechanical Verifier Medium Memory Memory Compaction (Bock compaction) Memory Cycle Memory Data Register (MDH) Memory Dump Memory Element Memory Fill Memory Guard Memory Hierarchy       Memory Management Memory Map         Memory Mapping          Memory Protection Memory Reference Instruction Memory-to-Memory Instruction Menu Mergeable Heap Merge Exchange Sort Message Message Authenticates Message Queueing Message Switching Meta-Assembler Metacompiler Metalanguage