Plural of notification; formal announcements or alerts that inform someone about something. In modern usage, often refers to digital alerts from devices or applications.
From Latin notificare, meaning 'to make known,' composed of notus (known) + facere (to make). The word entered English in the 15th century, originally used in legal and official contexts before expanding to everyday communication.
Modern humans check their phones about 96 times per day, largely driven by notifications that exploit our brain's dopamine reward system! The word has evolved from formal legal notices to the constant digital pings that shape our daily attention patterns.
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