SIM card

American  

[sim] / sɪm /

noun

1. 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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SIM Card British  

acronym

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of SIM card

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

The hackers likely executed a “SIM swap,” tricking a mobile provider into transferring a phone number to a SIM card the hackers control.

From The Wall Street Journal

Astrologers consult a national zodiac, palm readers ring pagodas, would-be alchemists attempt to transmute mercury into gold and SIM card companies advertise dial-a-diviners.

From Barron's

Sue was a victim of what's known as a Sim swap attack - where scammers trick a network operator into thinking they're the account holder to get a new Sim card for a mobile device.

From BBC

The Oslo transport authority, Ruter, said the bus’s mobile-network connection via a Romanian SIM card gave manufacturer Yutong access to the control system for battery and power supply.

From The Wall Street Journal

The surgeon then inserts a microchip shaped like a SIM card, only 2mm by 2mm, beneath the central retina through a small opening.

From Science Daily