Envoy

n. diplomat, messenger, representative; concluding verse of a poem (also envoi)

Envoy may refer to:a diplomatEnvoy (WordPerfect), a document reader and document file formatGMC Envoy, a make of automobileThe Envoy, a 1982 album by Warren ZevonThe Call Sign For United Kingdom Airline FlyjetAirspeed Envoy, a 1930s British light transport aircraft.Envoy 100(tm), An electronic messaging service offered by Bell and the other owner companies of the Stentor Alliance. Hackcanada's archive of Bell Canada's old products and services pagea Roman Catholic apologetic magazine
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Noun
1. a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
(synonym) envoy extraordinary, minister plenipotentiary
(hypernym) diplomat, diplomatist
2. someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
(synonym) emissary
(hypernym) representative
(hyponym) legate, official emissary
3. a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry
(synonym) envoi
(hypernym) stanza

(n.)
One dispatched upon an errand or mission; a messenger; esp., a person deputed by a sovereign or a government to negotiate a treaty, or transact other business, with a foreign sovereign or government; a minister accredited to a foreign government. An envoy's rank is below that of an ambassador.
  

(n.)
An explanatory or commendatory postscript to a poem, essay, or book; -- also in the French from, l'envoi.
  

Motorola's integrated personal wireless communicator. Envoy is a personal digital assistant which incorporates two-way wireless and wireline communication. It was announced on 7 March 1994 and released in the third quarter of 1994. It runs Genral Magic's Magic Cap operating system and Telescript(TM) communications language on Motorola's Dragon chip set. This includes the highly integrated Motorola 68349 processor and a special purpose application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) referred to as Astro. This chip set was designed specifically for Magic Cap and Telescript.
A user can write on the Envoy communicator with the accompanying stylus or a finger, to type and select or move objects on its screen. An on-screen keyboard can be used to input information, draw or write personal notations, or send handwritten messages and faxes.
Envoy can send a wireless message to another Envoy, PC or fax; broadcast a message to a group, with each member of that group receiving the message in their preferred format; gather information based on your requirements; schedule a meeting and automatically invite attendees; screen, route and organise messages; send a business card to another Envoy across a conference room table; access real-time scheduling and pricing information for US airline flights, then order tickets via fax or electronic mail; keep track of contacts through an address book; receive daily news summaries and stock information; capture, organize and review business and personal expenses on-the-go; gather, edit and analyze information in spreadsheets and graphs compatible with Lotus 1-2-3 and Excel; shop in an electronic mall.
http://www.motorola.com/MIMS/WDG/Technology/Envoy/.
[Was it released in Q3 '94?]
(1995-01-18)