text messaging
noun
: the sending of short text messages electronically especially from one cell phone to another
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Any wireless electronic device that is capable of navigation, text messaging, sending and receiving photos and videos, or accessing email would fall under the rules that are spelled out in the bill.
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
On Saturday, text messaging and very limited internet services began functioning again briefly in parts of Iran, witnesses said.
—Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
Online banking, shopping and text messaging services stopped working.
—New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
That would be a vast improvement over Starlink's current direct-to-device offering of 17 Mbps, which is currently only capable of supporting emergency text messaging.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 24 Nov. 2025
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
On Saturday, text messaging and very limited internet services began functioning again briefly in parts of Iran, witnesses said.
—Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
Online banking, shopping and text messaging services stopped working.
—New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
That would be a vast improvement over Starlink's current direct-to-device offering of 17 Mbps, which is currently only capable of supporting emergency text messaging.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 24 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for text messaging
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“Text messaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/text%20messaging. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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