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SIM card
SIM cardnounSubscriber Identity/Identification Module: a removable card inside a cell phone that stores data unique to the user, as an identification number, passwords, phone numbers, and messages.
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SIM Card
SIM Cardacronymsubscriber identity module card; a small card used in a mobile phone to store data about the network, telephone number, etc
SIM card
Americannoun
acronym
Etymology
Origin of SIM card
First recorded in 1990–95
Example Sentences
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The Sim card was also linked to GPS tracking devices which were found inside a car when Louis and Kelly were arrested in August 2019.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2025
This is when someone fraudulently gets a mobile phone carrier to apply an existing telephone number to a new Sim card.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2024
In a Sim-swapping attack, typically a hacker will call a mobile phone operator claiming they have lost the phone they are targeting and need a new Sim card sent out to them.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2024
When the story was first reported two weeks ago, Mr Matheson blamed an out-of-date Sim card and agreed to pay the money back.
From BBC • Nov. 23, 2023
According to TikTok's help page, it collects information on your approximate location by checking your Sim card and IP address.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2023
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