messaging

American  

[mes-uh-jing] / ˈmɛs ə dʒɪŋ /

noun

1. a system or process of transmitting messages, especially electronically, by computer, telephone, television cable, etc.

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messaging British  

/ ˈmɛsɪdʒɪŋ /

noun

1. the practice of sending and receiving written communications by computer or mobile phone

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Etymology

Origin of messaging

message + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Laster ruled on Tuesday that WWE executives destroyed evidence by using the auto-delete setting on the messaging app Signal, enabling potentially relevant communications to be deleted.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Recent messaging from BOJ officials has signaled growing concern within the policy board about an acceleration in underlying inflation driven by higher oil prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Julián's social media history shows how such messaging, in his case from El Temach, soon becomes mirrored by followers.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Taken together, the ceremonies reflect a synchronized messaging moment across the military graduation circuit.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

They tell their stories to one another almost continuously, via twenty-four-hour, seven-day-a-week messaging systems much more advanced than the IRC in the Statesman’s story.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz