MESSAGE

1. Any thought or idea expressed briefly in a plain or secret language , prepared in a form suitable for transmission by any means of communication. [ JP1 ] Note: A message may be a one-unit message or a multiunit message. 2. [In telecommunications,] Record information expressed in plain or encrypted language and prepared in a format specified for intended transmission by a telecommunications system . [ JP1 ] 3. An arbitrary amount of information whose beginning and end are defined or implied.