SIM card

[ sim ]

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.

SIM Card

acronym for

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of SIM card¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

It will probably also have SIM-card capacity, so it can be used as a mobile phone as well.

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