Short Message Service
<messaging> (SMS) A message service offered by the GSM digital cellular
telephone system.
Using SMS, a short alphanumeric message (160 alphanumeric characters) can be
sent to a mobile phone to be displayed there, much like in an alphanumeric pager
system. The message is buffered by the GSM network until the phone becomes
active.
(1996-02-18)
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