text message

noun

: a short message sent electronically usually from one cell phone to another

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Osterholm sent this text message in August 2021 to several people, with just their first names included. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026 School board president Dalia Begin did not immediately respond to a text message requesting comment on the board’s change of heart regarding the invoices. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026 In a text message, Colombia’s national immigration department, Migracion Colombia, said that the agency is currently without a director. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 Phone calls, a text message and an email sent to Soulbaila were not immediately answered Monday. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for text message

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First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of text message was in 1993

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text message

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: a short message sent electronically usually from one cell phone to another
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