SMS
abbreviation or noun
: a technology for sending short text messages between mobile phones
messages sent via SMS
—often used before another nounCreative, colorful, and sometimes perplexing, emoji add energy to SMS messages.—
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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
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The interaction with the audience through talkback callers and SMS and social media messages help hold audience attention longer than news programs that do not feature listener interaction.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026
The RingCentral RingEX communication system automates the mess and unifies your phone, SMS, and video into one sleek app that lives on your terms.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
The attackers then have access to everything on the victim’s phone, can intercept SMS one time password (OTP) codes, and use that info to log into their banking apps to empty their accounts.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
The fan had also screenshotted an SMS exchange with a person identified as an industry insider, who provided examples of fragments from Ferreira demos that allegedly appear on Wuthering Heights.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 6 Apr. 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026
The RingCentral RingEX communication system automates the mess and unifies your phone, SMS, and video into one sleek app that lives on your terms.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
The attackers then have access to everything on the victim’s phone, can intercept SMS one time password (OTP) codes, and use that info to log into their banking apps to empty their accounts.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
The fan had also screenshotted an SMS exchange with a person identified as an industry insider, who provided examples of fragments from Ferreira demos that allegedly appear on Wuthering Heights.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 6 Apr. 2026
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“SMS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SMS. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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