text message

Definition

A brief electronic message sent between mobile phones.

Example Sentences

• "After the kitten had died, Robins sent a text message to Knutton saying: "Remember the saying: 'What goes around comes around?' It has started already to bite you in the arse. The cat? Karma.""
• "A farmer could place an order for a new tractor part by text message and pay for it by mobile money-transfer. A supplier many miles away would then take the part to the local matternet station for airborne dispatch via drone."
• "Similarly, Fingilish usually refers to transliterated Farsi in chatrooms, text messages, and the like."