alerts

v. warn; put on standby; alarm

n. attitude of readiness; warning; alarm

Noun
1. condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action; "bombers were put on alert during the crisis"
(synonym) qui vive
(hypernym) readiness, preparedness, preparation
(hyponym) air alert
(derivation) alarm
2. a warning serves to make you more alert to danger
(synonym) alerting
(hypernym) warning
(hyponym) Emergency Alert System, EAS
(derivation) alarm
3. an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
(synonym) alarm, warning signal, alarum
(hypernym) signal, signaling, sign
(hyponym) torpedo
(derivation) alarm
Verb
1. warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness; "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries"
(synonym) alarm
(hypernym) warn
(hyponym) wake
(derivation) qui vive
Adjective
1. very attentive or observant; "an alert and responsive baby is a joy"; "caught by a couple of alert cops"; "alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came"; "constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty"
(antonym) unalert
(similar) argus-eyed, open-eyed, vigilant, wakeful, watchful
(see-also) awake(p)
2. mentally responsive; "an alert mind"
(similar) intelligent
3. not unconscious; especially having become conscious; "the patient is now awake and alert"
(synonym) awake(p)
(similar) conscious
4. (usually followed by `to') showing acute awareness; mentally perceptive; "alert to the problems"; "alive to what is going on"; "awake to the dangers of her situation"; "was now awake to the reality of his predicament"
(synonym) alive(p), awake(p)
(similar) aware(p)

<operating system> /*'l*rt/ An audible and/or visual message intended to inform a system's users or administrators about a change in the operating conditions of that system or about some kind of error condition. In a graphical user interface, an alert would typically be displayed as a small window containing the message and a button to click to dismiss the window.
(1999-03-29)

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