text message

noun

1. 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.

text message

noun

1. a written message sent by means of a mobile phone

Word History and Origins

Origin of text message¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

The alleged underage victim was even called "vintage 99" in text messages, as if she was a wine that one consumes, not a person.

From Salon

He said in all cases, schools had reached out to parents with letters, text messages and arranged meetings; some of which were not attended by parents.

From BBC

Later that day, she sent her family what it called “strange” text messages.

From Los Angeles Times

We saw scathing text messages from Dame Moya Greene, the former head of Royal Mail, which cast doubt on Ms Vennells’ honesty.

From BBC

Pradas herself has since conceded she was not aware of the ES-Alert text message system that was available to warn the local population of the flood risks.

From BBC