text message

noun

: a short message sent electronically usually from one cell phone to another

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Following the protests, some students of Tehran's renown Sharif University who participated received a text message on Monday stating that they have been banned from getting into the university, the semi-official Asriran News Agency reported. Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026 The first call for help was a silent text message from an emergency beacon, mobilizing a small army of rescuers dispatched from different directions. Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026 How to use the SOS feature Using a satellite to text is not the same experience as sending a normal text message. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026 Joey McGuire received a text message three days after Texas Tech’s season ended in the Orange Bowl from one of his best players. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for text message

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of text message was in 1993

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“Text message.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/text%20message. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.

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text message

noun
: a short message sent electronically usually from one cell phone to another
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