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SIM card

Noun CEFR B2
ˈsɪm ˌkɑː(ɹ)d

Definitions

A small, removable card smaller than a credit card which stores mobile phone data such as contact names and numbers, SMSs and security information.

Equivalents

21 more languages
العربيةبِطَاقَة SIM
БългарскиSIM карта
Suomisimmi
Gaeilgecárta SIM
Gàidhligcairt SIM
Bahasa Indonesiakartu SIM
ÍslenskaSIM-kort
日本語SIMカード
ភាសាខ្មែរស៊ីមកាត
한국어유심
Nederlandssimkaart
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਸਿਮ ਕਾਰਡ
Polskikarta SIM
Portuguêscartão SIMchip
SvenskaSIM-kort
Українськасімка

Examples

Despite the ongoing health crisis, the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered phone operators in the country to block SIM cards not linked to a national identity number (NIN), used to bundle together biometric records such as fingerprints and headshots. […] Even when people manage to get a NIN, they must then integrate it with their SIM card by texting their service provider a code, a process that users say is sometimes glitchy.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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