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SMS

Syllabification: (SMS)
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Definition of SMS

abbreviation

  • short message (or messaging) service, a system that enables cellular phone users to send and receive text messages.

noun (plural SMSs)

  • a text message that is sent or received using SMS.

verb (SMSs, SMSing, SMSed)

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

SMS in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of SMS in the British & World English dictionary