Concept in Definition ABC

The message is the central object of any kind of communication established between two parties, the transmitter and the receiver. Although in general the idea of ​​message is related to written messages, nowadays the variety of messages and styles communication possibilities is certainly infinite and makes individuals able to maintain contact with other people of very various ways.

To technically define it, the message is the set of informational elements that the sender sends to the person who will fulfill the function of receiver. Then, it is only through the message that the communicative phenomenon can be generated since if otherwise people by their simple existence would not necessarily be establishing a connection some. In order to carry out communication appropriately, it is vitally important that both parties recognize and understand the language in which the message is set. In this sense, language can be not only the language, but also the symbols, signs or gestures that are being transmitted.

Until the appearance of the writing, the human being communicated through simple messages among which speech undoubtedly occupied a predominant role. After the creation of the first forms of writing, the human being was able to develop more complex messages that, to the power remain in a written medium, allowed to be delivered to a wider audience, as well as to insurmountable distances greater. In the present, the written message has almost fallen into disuse compared to other communication technologies among which those related to computing they have gained prominence.

On the other hand, we can also add that gestures, symbology and even the corporal messages have always been used by the human being (and by other animals) to communicate. Gestures such as hugs, kisses, facial gestures, violent movements and others serve as very explicit messages about what a person thinks or feels who wants to communicate something.