The action of responding to something
In general terms the word response refers to the action of responding to something, to a simple question that someone asks us about something, to a person who is calling or requesting us for something. It may also imply responding to an attack, or failing that, to a journalistic or judicial inquiry, among the many responses that may be given, and as appropriate. For example, "Juan received a refusal in response to asking his mother if he could go dancing this weekend with his friends from the club." "Maria responded with an insult, I didn't expect it."
Specific satisfaction with a question or concern
In some way we could say that the answer will always be a specific satisfaction to a question or a specific concern that someone has. The answers then turn out to be very important for what we say, because they resolve doubts and clarify situations in many cases. There are people who demand answers for example to solve crucial situations in their lives.
The reply that someone gives to an attack or an inappropriate comment from another
On the other hand, the response can be the reply that someone gives to an attack or an inappropriate comment from another. This is very common in the lives of public people who normally must reply to inaccurate or lying comments about their lives or public behavior.
Positive or negative reaction to a stimulus
Also, there is talk of response when facing the positive or negative reaction to a stimulus determined: "Maria's response to therapy has been very favorable despite the poor prognoses about her evolution." Especially in Psychology, this sense of the term response is often used a lot.
As long as and according to the context in which the term response is used, it can refer to various questions.
Solutions that the student proposes in an exam
In an academic context, such as in college or university, the answers are those solutions that students must give to the requisition of an exam.
Actions carried out in the face of a catastrophe
Moreover, at the behest of what is termed as Disaster administrations will be called response to the actions carried out in the face of an unexpected adverse event, such is the case of an earthquake, a tsunami, and whose main objective will be to save the lives of those people who are at risk. The motivation will be to reduce losses and reduce the suffering of the affected people through various actions. This type of response is then implemented immediately after the occurrence of a tragic event such as an earthquake, a fire, an attack, during what is called an emergency situation and which is the one that follows as soon as it occurs.
Answer to a question
Grammar also has a particular reference for this term and that is the answer to a question. The questions have the mission of obtaining specific information that is unknown by the person to whom it is formulated, or failing that, they may be the request, the formal request that is made to someone. Could you tell me what the temperature is? This is a question that seeks to obtain specific information about something; Could you meet me tomorrow when I leave work? In this case we are faced with a question type request.
In either case, a question that requests information or when it is a question that formalizes an order, will demand an answer from the other party.
The grammatically correct way to ask a question and get an answer is through the use of an interrogative sentence.
Use in data transmission and telecommunications
On the other hand and at the request of the data transmission, one answer is said to be the control field content of a response frame that warns the primary station about the processing of one or more command frames by the secondary station.
And in the area of Telecommunications, one answer is the effect of a device, either active or passive, on an input signal.
