SMS

 
Pronunciation: /ɛsɛmˈɛs/

abbreviation

  • Short Message (or Messaging) Service, a system that enables mobile phone users to send and receive text messages.

noun

(plural SMSs)
  • a text message that is sent or received using SMS: Britons send millions of 160-character SMSs a day

verb (SMSs, SMSing, SMSed)

[no object]
  • send someone a text message using SMS: I’m SMSing more than speaking on my mobile phone these days [with object]: SMS me or send me an email