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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

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Etymology

Origin of GSM

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

Example Sentences

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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

It offers about five wine-by-the-glass options, including the flagship Latta Latta GSM and its popular white vino Roussanne.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2024

"I've delivered the orders and the briefings and the team here has delivered the training," GSM Stokes said.

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

Sure paraspace hops are, to all intents and purposes, instantaneous, but there is a limit to the capacity of the GSM drive, and regulations restrict the jumps to a toleration well within that capacity.

From Attrition by Krenkel, Roy G.