There must be an "electronic message" which means any messages that are sent using a telecommunication service to an electronic address.

首先得有“电子讯息”即任何以通讯方式发往一个电子地址的讯息。

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One programming tactic is called messaging, which involves electronic documents from a Web service to a queue that then processes each message in periodic batches.

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