About

This article talks about a message in the context of a stream.

A message is the atomic unit of data.

A message in a stream is also known as:

• an event
• an object in motion
• a signal
• an item
• data
• emission, emits ¹⁾

Time

• Event time = when it happens
• Processing time = when it's processed

Example

• tuples

Properties

Network - Message Delivery Properties (multiplicity)

Data Flow Message

See also Data Flow - Message (Operand)