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

Russians moved to VPN services and flocked to the two remaining messaging apps providing broad access to independent news: Telegram and WhatsApp.

From The Wall Street Journal

The UK government's messaging, while gloomy about the overall situation, is in starkly different place.

From BBC

Some 10,000 people are believed to have lost their jobs so far, one employee told the BBC on Tuesday, citing a drop in the number of staff active on Oracle's internal messaging system Slack.

From BBC

"It all took place within a couple of hours, messaging back and forth, viewing the apartment over video call. I signed the agreement and sent the money the same day," says Harris.

From BBC

Unlike a standard chatbot, OpenClaw runs on a user’s machine—executing tasks like controlling a browser and interacting with messaging apps.

From Barron's