text messaging
noun
: the sending of short text messages electronically especially from one cell phone to another
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Start small: • Sync your customer relationship management platform with email and text messaging tools so customer history informs follow-ups.
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Chris Gutierrez, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Meanwhile, any on screen activity such as text messaging or video calls is captured.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 2 May 2025
Cybercriminals continue to take hundreds of millions from Americans through text messaging scams, according to data released by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Signal is an encrypted service mainly used for text messaging, although it can also be used for voice and video calls.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2025
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Chris Gutierrez, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Meanwhile, any on screen activity such as text messaging or video calls is captured.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 2 May 2025
Cybercriminals continue to take hundreds of millions from Americans through text messaging scams, according to data released by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Signal is an encrypted service mainly used for text messaging, although it can also be used for voice and video calls.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for text messaging
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“Text messaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/text%20messaging. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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