# message (information)

information that one entity puts into space for another entity

- Computed level: L7 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: message

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [information](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-information.knowledge), [entities](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-entities.object), [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent), [put](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-put.placement)

**Through:** an entity uses placement to put knowledge into space so another entity can receive it

**Novel properties:**
- directed information transfer
- spatial mediation of meaning
- intentional sharing

## Examples
- The Voyager 1 probe carries a golden record with sounds and images selected to portray life on Earth. *(space exploration)*
- In 2010, WikiLeaks published U.S. State Department diplomatic cables on its website for global access. *(information systems)*
- Honeybees perform waggle dances in the hive to indicate the direction and distance of pollen sources. *(biology)*

## Used by
- [advertising](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-advertising.commercial) (L13)
- [comments](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-comments.communication) (L11)
- [communications](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-communications.social) (L9)
- [fax](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-fax.communication) (L20)
- [mail](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-mail.postal) (L8)
- [phone](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-phone.electrical) (L9)
- [reply](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-reply.communication) (L9)
- [report](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-report.information) (L8)
- [said](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-said.speech) (L8)
- [says](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-says.speech) (L8)
- [send](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-send.communication) (L8)
- [statement](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-statement.communication) (L10)
- [tell](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-tell.communication) (L9)
- [topic](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-topic.subject) (L8)

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-message.information*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-message.information.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*