text messaging, n.
Brit. /ˈtɛkst ˌmɛsɪdʒɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtekst ˈˌmɛsɪdʒɪŋ/
[‹ text n.1 + messaging n., after text message n.]
The action or practice of sending text messages, (now) esp. from one mobile phone to another.
| 1981 Computing Canada 23 July 37/5 Service offerings such as Envoy 100 will offer users a text messaging service to prepare, send and receive messages nationally and internationally. 1996 People (Electronic ed.) 11 Aug. Only a handful of owners used built-in features like call forwarding, text messaging and security codes. 2000 Independent 27 Nov. i. 4/7 Text messaging is now one of the most popular ways for a teenager to ask out that special someone..on a first date. |