alert(An audible or visual warning signal, generated by a computer, indicating that a threshold has been or is about to be breached); notification(A message or announcement sent to the user or administrator of a system. The recipient may be a human or an automated notification manager)
notice Factual information, advice or a written warning communicated to a person by an authorized source, often conveyed because of a legal or administrative rule requiring transmission of such information to all concerned parties
