text messaging

noun

: the sending of short text messages electronically especially from one cell phone to another

Examples of text messaging in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The hotel and its customers communicate by text messaging instead. Elena Gastaldo, Idaho Statesman, 12 July 2024 The process of acquiring phone numbers for text messaging is simple. Nik Popli, TIME, 3 July 2024 Image Newspapers such as The Washington Post and The Texas Tribune have turned to a marketing start-up, Subtext, that helps companies connect with subscribers and audiences through text messaging. Katie Robertson, New York Times, 1 June 2024 And so then campaigns have to think about, for whom is text messaging going to be effective? Nik Popli, TIME, 3 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for text messaging 

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Word History

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of text messaging was in 1982

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“Text messaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/text%20messaging. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

text messaging

noun
text mes·​sag·​ing
-ˈmes-i-jiŋ
: the sending of text messages electronically especially from one cell phone to another

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