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SMS

American  

abbreviation

  1. Digital Technology.

    1. short message service: a system for sending short text messages, as from one cell phone to another or from a computer to a cell phone.

    2. a message sent by SMS; a text message.

  2. Synchronous Meteorological Satellite.


SMS British  

abbreviation

  1. short message service: a system used for sending text messages to and from mobile phones

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a text message sent using SMS

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to send a text message using SMS (to)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Federal regulators require airlines to maintain a safety management system, or SMS, including a reporting culture in which employees can raise concerns without retaliation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Be it writing emails, sending SMS, designing a website, or giving AIs tasks, early adopters say dictation allow them to work faster, think more clearly, and be more productive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026

The Iranian government said Friday it would restore communications in stages: first SMS messages, then domestic networks, and later international access, according to the semiofficial Fars News Agency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026

"Our Telecoms Charter sets out clear action to secure SMS and reduce fraud across the telecoms sector".

From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025

Founded in 2006 by Jack Dorsey and Biz Stone, Twitter is a social networking and micro-blogging tool to send free short messages of 140 characters maximum, called tweets, via the internet, IM or SMS.

From The eBook is 40 (1971-2011) by Marie Lebert

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