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In telecommunication, the term message has the following meanings:

  • Any thought or idea expressed briefly in a plain or secret language, prepared in a form suitable for transmission by any means of communication.
  • An arbitrary amount of information whose beginning and end are defined or implied.
  • Record information expressed in plain or encrypted language and prepared in a format specified for intended transmission by a telecommunications system.

Source: from Federal Standard 1037C and from the Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

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