text message

Definitions

1. text
2. A brief electronic message sent between mobile phones.
3. a medium size of type standardized as 14-point

Equivalents

Examples

“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⟳.”

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