SMS
abbreviation or noun
: a technology for sending short text messages between mobile phones
Although driven by teens and young adults who seemingly aren't satisfied with online instant messaging, SMS can be very useful for sending urgent messages to family members or co-workers.—
Consumer Reports
—often used before another nounConsumer ReportsCreative, colorful, and sometimes perplexing, emoji add energy to SMS messages.—Christina Bonnington
Christina Bonnington
also
: a message sent using this technology : text message
… is helping to test a device that implants sensors in cows to let farmers know when they are in heat. When that is the case, the device sends an SMS to the farmer's phone. —John Tagliabue
John Tagliabue Examples of SMS in a Sentence
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Each text counts as one vote, with a limit of 10 votes per couple via SMS.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Phil Portman is a serial entrepreneur and the Founder & CEO of Textdrip — a small business SMS marketing tool to automate SMS campaigns.
—Phil Portman, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Eligible viewers, which include people 18 years or older and located in the United States or Canada, can vote online on the ABC website and/or via SMS text message during the live voting period.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Multiple couples can be voted for by fans, and each couple can receive up to 10 votes via the website and 10 votes by SMS.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Phil Portman is a serial entrepreneur and the Founder & CEO of Textdrip — a small business SMS marketing tool to automate SMS campaigns.
—Phil Portman, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Eligible viewers, which include people 18 years or older and located in the United States or Canada, can vote online on the ABC website and/or via SMS text message during the live voting period.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Multiple couples can be voted for by fans, and each couple can receive up to 10 votes via the website and 10 votes by SMS.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for SMS
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“SMS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SMS. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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