SIM card

[ sim ]
/ sɪm /

noun

Subscriber 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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Also called SIM

Origin of SIM card

First recorded in 1990–95

Definition for sim (2 of 2)

sim.

similar.
simile.
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British Dictionary definitions for sim (1 of 2)

sim
/ (sɪm) /

noun

a computer game which simulates an activity such as playing a sport or flying an aircraft

British Dictionary definitions for sim (2 of 2)

SIM Card

n acronym for

subscriber identity module card; a small card used in a mobile phone to store data about the network, telephone number, etc
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