SIM card

noun

ˈsim- 

variants or less commonly SIM

plural SIM cards also SIMs

: a card that is inserted into a device (such as a cell phone) and that is used to identify a subscriber on a communications network and to store data (such as phone numbers or contact information)

Examples of SIM card in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The bottom edge houses a SIM card slot, a USB-C port, and a speaker grille. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 11 June 2026

Computer monitors are piled in a corner, and unused SIM cards are scattered on tables alongside notebooks with step-by-step guides to scamming. — Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025

This adds an additional layer of protection so someone cannot easily move your phone number to another SIM card. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026

Senior government officials are given SIM cards granting them access to the global internet. — Amir-Hussein Radjy, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

subscriber identity module

First Known Use

1991, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for SIM card

• asgard
• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard
• courtyard
• debarred
• diehard