Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation Short Message Service
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- initialism
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- initialism military, nautical SMS — Seiner Majestät Schiff – literally, "His Majesty's Ship" in German
- noun A text message sent on a cell phone.
- verb To send a message on a
cell phone .
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Examples
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The point on SMS is a good one, not sure what proportion of the votes are SMS vs. dial-in.
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Quite frankly I am sick of being told I should be afraid, be very afraid and am expecting a SMS from the Victorian police any moment now telling me that there is an extreme financial meltdown warning and I should stay glued to my local ABC radio for further details.
Archive 2009-03-01 Another Outspoken Female 2009
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Quite frankly I am sick of being told I should be afraid, be very afraid and am expecting a SMS from the Victorian police any moment now telling me that there is an extreme financial meltdown warning and I should stay glued to my local ABC radio for further details.
bits. bobs and budgeting for the barren Another Outspoken Female 2009
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And, by the way, SMS is not a reliable method of communciation.
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As everyone knows, mobile phone penetration has grown at an explosive rate in Africa, this means that SMS is a fairly democratic means for getting feedback from people of every demographic across the nation.
Global Voices in English » Africa: Obama uses new media to talk to Africans 2009
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How to Conduct Live Polls Via Twitter and SMS is a great tip for speakers and teachers.
Web Teacher › Useful Links: center img, Webstock recordings, poll everywhere, spezify 2009
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On Rogers (in Canada), this means the received SMS is free rather than paying for having it delivered through the email address associated with your cellphone.
Superminder Makes Managing Reminders A Snap | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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SMS is a very underrated actor imo eating class yeah, puck everyone that doesn't think so
Seann William Scott to Star In Kevin Smith’s Hit Somebody | /Film 2010
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The metering by SMS is definitely a novelty in the US only.
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Two of the apps above have been covering those features for quite some time (Navizon for GPS and Customize for re-ordering apps), and the third, iSMS for mutli-recipient SMS, is a bit newer, but in addition to multi-recipient SMS, it offers quick-reply templates, emoticons, and a much more robust SMS management system.
The 20 Best iPhone and iPod touch Applications | Lifehacker Australia 2008
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