text message
noun [ C ]
COMMUNICATIONS ukus(also text)a short written message that you send or receive using a mobile phone:
get/send/receive a text message On the train I sent various text messages to colleagues.
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text message
verb [ I or T ]
COMMUNICATIONS (also text-message) ukus(also text)to send someone a text message:
The study shows that teenagers text-message each other rather than making calls.
Drivers are not allowed to use their phones to text message while driving.