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  SIM card

  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.
• SIM Card
  SIM Card

  acronym

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

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

This is when someone fraudulently gets a mobile phone carrier to apply an existing telephone number to a new Sim card.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2024

Eventually, he found someone with a Sim card that allowed him to access data networks in Egypt and Israel and came across an evacuation warning on an Israeli government Facebook page.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024

When the story was first reported two weeks ago, Mr Matheson blamed an out-of-date Sim card and agreed to pay the money back.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2023

If your mobile contract doesn't offer a good package on data roaming, it may be worth buying a temporary physical Sim card.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2023

Another option is to buy a temporary Esim - a virtual Sim card which you can load on to your phone.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2023