SMS

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Initialism of short message service

   Initialism of short message service: a system enabling cell phones to send or receive text messages.

   • The second spot, “One Thing,” shows the unlikely custom car shop workin', musclebound dude-bro, who loves his iPhone because it consolidates the iPod, camera, cell phone and SMS device he used to carry around in “a little bag.”
   • As of 2021, only 2.6% of Twitter users had a 2FA method enabled – and of those, 74.4% used SMS authentication, a Twitter account security report said.
2. 2

   A text message sent using the short message service.

   • The Empower Interactive survey found that more than 7 of 10 cellphone users considered any form of unsolicited SMSs, or text messages, unacceptable.
3. 3

   Initialism of special mint set.

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   1. 4

      Initialism of salesman sample.

   2. 5

      Initialism of Smith-Magenis syndrome.

   3. 6

      Initialism of short man syndrome.

   4. 7

      Initialism of stiff man syndrome.

   5. 8

      Initialism of safety management system

      Initialism of safety management system: a system designed to identify and manage occupational safety and health risks.

   6. 9

      Initialism of senior minister of state.

   7. 10

      To send a message on a cell phone via short message service.

      • I SMSed him and asked why he was late.
      • I can't talk to her: she is too busy SMSing her friends.
   8. 11

      Initialism of Sega Master System.

   9. 12

      SMS — Seiner Majestät Schiff – literally, "His Majesty's Ship" in German

      SMS — Seiner Majestät Schiff – literally, "His Majesty's Ship" in German;

   10. 13

       plural of SM

The neighborhood