Sms

//ˌɛs ɛm ˈɛs// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of short message service: a system enabling cell phones to send or receive text messages. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "The second spot, “One Thing,” shows the unlikely custom car shop workin', musclebound dude-bro, who loves his iPhone because it consolidates the iPod, camera, cell phone and SMS device he used to carry around in “a little bag.”"

  2. 2
    Initialism of Sega Master System. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Noun
  1. 1
    A text message sent using the short message service. countable

    "The Empower Interactive survey found that more than 7 of 10 cellphone users considered any form of unsolicited SMSs, or text messages, unacceptable."

  2. 2
    SMS — Seiner Majestät Schiff – literally, "His Majesty's Ship" in German; initialism, uncountable
  3. 3
    plural of SM form-of, plural
  4. 4
    Initialism of special mint set. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  5. 5
    SMS — Seiner Majestät Schiff – literally, "His Majesty's Ship" in German;; A ship prefix for a ship in the navy of the Empire of Germany (usually for the period leading to WWI and WWI) initialism, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Initialism of salesman sample. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  2. 7
    Initialism of Smith-Magenis syndrome. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  3. 8
    Initialism of short man syndrome. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  4. 9
    Initialism of stiff man syndrome. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  5. 10
    Initialism of safety management system: a system designed to identify and manage occupational safety and health risks. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  6. 11
    Initialism of senior minister of state. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To send a message on a cell phone via short message service.

    "I SMSed him and asked why he was late."

Etymology

From German SMS.

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