ANNOUNCE

Announce is a verb meaning to make something publicly known or to declare something formally to a group. It can also refer to the act of presenting information to an audience or signaling the start of an event. The noun form, announcement, denotes the act itself or the message that results from it.

Etymology: The word derives from Middle English, from Old French anoncer, which itself comes from Latin annuntiare meaning to report or declare, based on annuntius, meaning news. The orthography and pronunciation evolved over centuries to the modern form announce.

General usage: In everyday language, people announce births, engagements, or decisions. In journalism and business, press releases announce new products, corporate results, or organizational changes. In events and ceremonies, announcements inform attendees about schedules, speakers, or etiquette. Public announcements can occur via spoken addresses, bulletins, or digital notices.

In technology and networks: The term frequently describes a signal or message that a node, service, or device uses to indicate availability or presence. BitTorrent and other peer-to-peer systems use announce channels or URLs to contact trackers. Service discovery protocols, such as multicast DNS and related technologies, rely on announcements to advertise services on a network. In distributed systems and clusters, nodes announce their existence, leadership status, or changes in membership to other components.

Overall, announce encompasses a broad set of practices for issuing timely, publicly accessible information across communication, media, and technical domains.