As a verb, to dispatch is to send someone or something quickly to a particular place or on a specific task. As a noun, a dispatch is an official message or report sent somewhere, often from a distant location.
From Spanish or Italian 'dispacciare' meaning 'to send off quickly', from 'dis-' and 'pactum' meaning 'fastened, agreed'. It carried the idea of quickly dealing with business or messages.
Dispatch is speed plus purpose—you’re not just sending, you’re sending with urgency. That’s why emergency services have 'dispatchers'; they’re the nerve center that makes speed intelligent, not random.
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