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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, or military officer.
  • A mission by an emergency response service, typically attend to an emergency in the field.
  • obsolete A dismissal.
  • The act of getting rid of something quickly

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Verb:

  • computing To pass on for further processing, esp. via a dispatch table (''computing'', often with '''to''')
  • obsolete To deprive.
  • To destroy quickly and efficiently
  • To hurry
  • To send an important official message sent by a diplomat or military officer with promptness
  • To send a shipment with promptness.

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