SMS
abbreviation or noun
: a technology for sending short text messages between mobile phones
Although driven by teens and young adults who seemingly aren't satisfied with online instant messaging, SMS can be very useful for sending urgent messages to family members or co-workers.—
Consumer Reports
—often used before another nounConsumer ReportsCreative, colorful, and sometimes perplexing, emoji add energy to SMS messages.—Christina Bonnington
Christina Bonnington
also
: a message sent using this technology : text message
… is helping to test a device that implants sensors in cows to let farmers know when they are in heat. When that is the case, the device sends an SMS to the farmer's phone. —John Tagliabue
John Tagliabue Examples of SMS in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The Ten Club Presale begins today on April 23, followed by a fan presale with an SMS passcode to secure tickets to Ohana 2024 via the general presale happening at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 25.
—Holly Alvarado, Orange County Register, 23 Apr. 2024
The feature appears to work with both SMS and RCS messages.
—Emily Price, PCMAG, 20 Apr. 2024
Sign up for Your Vote: Text USA TODAY reporters and the elections team by joining our SMS service.
—USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
Step 2: Verify Your Phone Number Wait for the SMS verification code from Ignition.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
Stuff like photo sharing via SMS, support for playlists, Google Places, and voice translations are currently in development, according to the company.
—Kyle Barr, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2024
Recipients access their delivery through an app or SMS message.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2024
The standard version of Beeper used hundreds of Mac mini computers as relay points so that Android messages to iOS devices wouldn’t default to SMS.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 9 Apr. 2024
The company is aiming to modernize traditional SMS with more advanced features, including better privacy.
—Robin Chataut, Discover Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024
Holly Alvarado, Orange County Register, 23 Apr. 2024
The feature appears to work with both SMS and RCS messages.
—Emily Price, PCMAG, 20 Apr. 2024
Sign up for Your Vote: Text USA TODAY reporters and the elections team by joining our SMS service.
—USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
Step 2: Verify Your Phone Number Wait for the SMS verification code from Ignition.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
Stuff like photo sharing via SMS, support for playlists, Google Places, and voice translations are currently in development, according to the company.
—Kyle Barr, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2024
Recipients access their delivery through an app or SMS message.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2024
The standard version of Beeper used hundreds of Mac mini computers as relay points so that Android messages to iOS devices wouldn’t default to SMS.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 9 Apr. 2024
The company is aiming to modernize traditional SMS with more advanced features, including better privacy.
—Robin Chataut, Discover Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024
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“SMS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SMS. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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