I guess it depends on the context, but when configuring a Network Mgmt Server, like Ciscoworks, insight manager, etc. a SNMP notification refers to a SMTP email, or pager notification, etc. of a warning, or critical situation that has occurred, with the NMS learning about it through various methods, like SNMP polling, or SNMP trap receiving (the end node sends a trap about an event that has occurred, like a link down, power supply failure, etc) Polling is done on a different UDP port, and is done by the NMS actively, where a "trap" is generated by the end node to the NMS (Network mgmt server)
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