SMS

noun COMMUNICATIONS

Definition

› [U] abbreviation for short message service or short messaging service: a system for sending short text messages from one mobile phone to another: In the UK we send around 100 million SMS messages a month. get/receive/send an SMS messageby SMS There is plenty of evidence that people are willing to receive ads by SMS.

› [C] a message sent by SMS: Just send a text of what you are looking for then get an SMS back with relevant listings and phone numbers.

(Definition of SMS noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)