text message
an electronic message sent over a cellular network from one cell phone to another by typing words, often in shortened form, as “l8t” for “late,” on the phone's numeric or QWERTY keypad.
Origin of text message
1- Compare instant message (def. 1).
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How to use text message in a sentence
At the same time, the Tasnim news agency, run by the IRGC, reported that ISIS is sending propaganda via text message inside Iran.
Over the summer, the two had been in frequent—some sources say “daily”—contact by phone and text message.
Inside the Harry and Cressie Make Up: Britain’s Favorite Royal Is In Love | Tom Sykes | October 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI had recently attended a wedding because a text message had referenced some questionable behavior.
Solidifying his reputation as the one you wish had gotten away, Levine reportedly broke up with Simpson via text message.
The sounds of text message and voicemail notifications were a clear indictor that we were back to reality.
Do You Suffer From Smartphone Anxiety? (And if So, What the Hell’s Your Problem?) | Melissa Fares | April 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
It will always precede and follow a cipher message or such part of a plain text message as is enciphered.
Visual Signaling | Signal Corps United States Army
British Dictionary definitions for text message
a written message sent by means of a mobile phone
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