instant messaging
noun
: a means or system for transmitting electronic messages instantly
instant message
noun or verb
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Investments in video conferencing tools, project management software and instant messaging applications, along with newly evolving AI models that integrate with existing platforms, add value toward reaching new thresholds in the global environment.
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Daniel Pena, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
In the more traditional forms of online co-worker communication, such as email and instant messaging, smartphones have given us 24/7 access to those channels, for better or worse.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
The interactions took place on the popular instant messaging and social media platform Discord.
—Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
Signal was launched in 2014 for iOS devices by a non-profit group, Open Whisper Systems, which offered users free encrypted calls and, one year later, encrypted instant messaging.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 25 Mar. 2025
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Daniel Pena, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
In the more traditional forms of online co-worker communication, such as email and instant messaging, smartphones have given us 24/7 access to those channels, for better or worse.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
The interactions took place on the popular instant messaging and social media platform Discord.
—Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
Signal was launched in 2014 for iOS devices by a non-profit group, Open Whisper Systems, which offered users free encrypted calls and, one year later, encrypted instant messaging.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Instant messaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/instant%20messaging. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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