SMS
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Digital Technology.
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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.
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a message sent by SMS; a text message.
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Example Sentences
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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
The term "smishing" is a combination of "SMS", or "short message service" - the technology behind text messages - and "phishing".
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025
Google, along with Apple, also faces an investigation to determine whether it will be given SMS designation for dominance in the mobile device market.
From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025
Sometimes described as the SMS of the internet, Twitter gained worldwide popularity, with 106 million users in April 2010, and 300,000 new users per day.
From The eBook is 40 (1971-2011) by Lebert, Marie
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