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text messaging
noun
: the sending of short text messages electronically especially from one cell phone to another
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Political campaigns are increasingly turning to text messaging for communication, surpassing the more traditional yard signs, phone calls or flyers.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
Here's the deadline to mail it back Other marketing efforts, like directed text messaging, digital marketing and even traditional mailers can be a more effective way to engage with voters, Marson said.
—Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2024
In the relatively short history of text messaging, sending screenshots of a text conversation to the subject of the conversation has rarely been used as a tool of de-escalation.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2024
In the wake of Helene, SpaceX worked with T-Mobile to enable basic text messaging (SMS), allowing users in areas hit by hurricanes to text friends and family, text 911 and receive emergency alerts.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
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First Known Use
1982, in the meaning defined above
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“Text messaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/text%20messaging. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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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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