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SMS

American  

abbreviation

  1. Digital Technology.

    1. short message service: a system for sending short text messages, as from one cell phone to another or from a computer to a cell phone.

    2. a message sent by SMS; a text message.

  2. Synchronous Meteorological Satellite.

SMS British  

abbreviation

  1. short message service: a system used for sending text messages to and from mobile phones

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a text message sent using SMS

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verb

  1. to send a text message using SMS (to)

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Example Sentences

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The Iranian government said Friday it would restore communications in stages: first SMS messages, then domestic networks, and later international access, according to the semiofficial Fars News Agency.

From The Wall Street Journal

WhatsApp and SMS reporting channels introduced in 2024 allow Ukad's investigators to respond in real time to the whistleblower, while never being able to see their name or number.

From BBC

"Introducing WhatsApp and SMS has been incredibly valuable," Theophanous added.

From BBC

The term "smishing" is a combination of "SMS", or "short message service" - the technology behind text messages - and "phishing".

From BBC

The second is what's called an SMS Blaster.

From BBC

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