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minute

noun (MESSAGE)
 
 
/ˈmɪn.ɪt/

Definition

[C] mainly UK formal an official message from one person to another in an organization: I've just received a minute from Jeremy authorizing the purchase of six more computers.Information and messages the minutes [plural] the written record of what was said at a meeting: Could you take/do (= write) the minutes, Daniel? The minutes of the last meeting were approved unanimously (= everyone agreed that they were correct).Official documents
(Definition of minute noun (MESSAGE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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