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    GSM
    abbreviation
    Global System for Mobile Communications: an international standard for digital cellular communications.
  • gsm
    gsm
    abbreviation
    grams per square metre: the term used to specify the weight of paper

GSM

American  

abbreviation

Digital Technology, Trademark.
  1. Global System for Mobile Communications: an international standard for digital cellular communications.


GSM 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Global System for Mobile Communications

"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

gsm 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. grams per square metre: the term used to specify the weight of paper

"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

Etymology

Origin of GSM

Originally an abbreviation of French Groupe Spécial Mobile “Special Mobile Group”


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This makes it possible to use a satellite connection instead of terrestrial GSM networks, which guarantees coverage even in remote wilderness regions completely independent of local infrastructure.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 19, 2024

"The time for nerves is now gone," added GSM Stokes from Telford.

From BBC ● May 4, 2023

The phone will be available starting Dec. 12 exclusively on Motorola.com as a GSM unlocked device; compatible with AT&T and T-Mobile.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2022

When blended, a tradition in the Rhône, the resulting wines often are referred to by their abbreviation — GSM.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2022

That'll take us to where 231 went on GSM.

From Attrition by Roy G. Krenkel

Minus points for pre-printing the dates of the year, but bonus points for the models excellent gsm paper.

From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2018

Novatel is already talking about its next-generation modem, which will abandon Seedy Petey for gsm, a cellular standard that handles data far better--and faster.

From Time Magazine Archive

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