[uh-lurt] 
| 1. | fully aware and attentive; wide-awake; keen: an alert mind. |
| 2. | swift; agile; nimble. |
| 3. | an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack. |
| 4. | a warning or alarm of an impending military attack, a storm, etc.: We'd just boarded the bus when the alert sounded. |
| 5. | the period during which such a warning or alarm is in effect. |
| 6. | to warn (troops, ships, etc.) to prepare for action. |
| 7. | to warn of an impending raid, attack, storm, etc.: The radio alerted coastal residents to prepare for the hurricane. |
| 8. | to advise or warn; cause to be on guard: to alert gardeners to the dangers of some pesticides. |
| 9. | on the alert, on guard against danger; in readiness; vigilant: The state police are on the alert for an escaped convict believed to be in the area. |
| a·lert (ə-lûrt') adj.
To notify of approaching danger or action; warn: a flashing red light that alerted motorists to trouble ahead. [French alerte, from Italian all' erta, on the lookout : alla, to the, on the (from Latin ad illam, to that : ad, to; see ad- + illam, feminine accusative sing. of ille, that, the; see al-1 in Indo-European roots) + erta, lookout (from past participle of ergere, to raise, from Latin ērigere; see erect).] a·lert'ly adv., a·lert'ness n. |
alert 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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