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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Envoy \En"voy\, n. [F. envoy['e] envoy, fr envoyer to send pref. en- (L. in) + voie way L. via: cf F. envoi an envoy (in sense 2). See {Voyage}, and cf {Invoice}.] 1. One dispatched upon an errand or mission; a messenger; esp., a person deputed by a sovereign or a government to negotiate a treaty, or transact other business, with a foreign sovereign or government; a minister accredited to a foreign government. An envoy's rank is below that of an ambassador. 2. [F. envoi, fr envoyer to send.] An explanatory or commendatory postscript to a poem, essay, or book; -- also in the French from l'envoi. The envoy of a ballad is the ``sending'' of it forth. --Skeat. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: envoy n 1: a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador [syn: {envoy extraordinary}, {minister plenipotentiary}] 2: someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else [syn: {emissary}] 3: a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry [syn: {envoi}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: Envoy {Motorola}'s integrated personal wireless communicator. Envoy is a {personal digital assistant} which incorporates two-way wireless and wireline communication. It was announced on 7 March 1994 and released in the third quarter of 1994. It runs {Genral Magic}'s {Magic Cap} {operating system} and Telescript(TM) communications language on Motorola's {Dragon} chip set This includes the highly integrated {Motorola 68349} processor and a special purpose {application specific integrated circuit} (ASIC) referred to as Astro. This chip set was designed specifically for {Magic Cap} and {Telescript}. A user can write on the Envoy communicator with the accompanying stylus or a finger, to type and select or move objects on its screen. An on-screen keyboard can be used to input information, draw or write personal notations, or send handwritten messages and faxes. Envoy can send a wireless message to another Envoy, {PC} or fax; broadcast a message to a group with each member of that group receiving the message in their preferred format; gather information based on your requirements; schedule a meeting and automatically invite attendees; screen, route and organise messages; send a business card to another Envoy across a conference room table; access real-time scheduling and pricing information for US airline flights, then order tickets via fax or {electronic mail}; keep track of contacts through an address book; receive daily news summaries and stock information; capture, organize and review business and personal expenses on-the-go; gather, edit and analyze information in spreadsheets and graphs compatible with {Lotus 1-2-3} and {Excel}; shop in an electronic mall. {(http://www.motorola.com/MIMS/WDG/Technology/Envoy/)} [Was it released in Q3 '94?] (1995-01-18)
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