Messages
A message is a discrete unit of information transmitted from a sender to a recipient through a communication medium. Messages can be human-to-human, such as letters, emails, or text conversations, or machine-to-machine, such as system events or data packets. In digital networks, messages travel through channels including postal systems, telephone networks, and the internet, using various formats and protocols.
A typical message includes a header that identifies the sender, recipient, time of sending, and often a
Delivery can be store-and-forward, where the message is stored until the recipient is ready to receive it,
In computing, messages are exchanged between software components using message-oriented middleware, queues, or streams. Standards and
Security and privacy considerations cover confidentiality through encryption in transit (and sometimes at rest), end-to-end encryption
Historically, messaging evolved from handwritten correspondence to telegraphy, then email, text messaging, and the proliferation of