Prenotification

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Advance notice or warning given to someone before a particular event, action or procedure takes place
2. An early announcement that informs a person or authority in advance that something is about to happen
3. Information provided ahead of time so that the recipient is prepared for a forthcoming step or change

Etymology: "Prenotification" is a plain compound: the prefix "pre-", meaning "before," attached to "notification," a noun built from the Latin "notificare," to make known, through the verb "notify." Together they name a notice given in advance of something else, such as a formal warning sent before an action is taken. The formation follows a pattern English uses freely. The prefix "pre-" has been productive in English since the early modern period and attaches readily to nouns of action, so a word like this can be coined whenever a system needs a separate advance message distinct from the main one. Its meaning is therefore transparent from its parts, with little drift from the original sense of "making known beforehand."

Synonyms: advance notice, advance notification, forewarning