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
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The capabilities include hijacking control of messaging apps, monitoring browsing activity and injecting links, and intercepting and deleting SMS messages.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
The big picture: The text messages, known as smishing, or Short Message Service (SMS) phishing, are happening across the country.
—Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
The Post also emphasized that legitimate Apple messages will never ask users to click a link to log in and verify a transaction via SMS.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
This option is not available with SMS (short message service) or MMS (multimedia messaging service) groups, according to Google’s support website.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
The big picture: The text messages, known as smishing, or Short Message Service (SMS) phishing, are happening across the country.
—Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
The Post also emphasized that legitimate Apple messages will never ask users to click a link to log in and verify a transaction via SMS.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
This option is not available with SMS (short message service) or MMS (multimedia messaging service) groups, according to Google’s support website.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for SMS
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“SMS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SMS. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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