instant messaging

instant messaging

noun Digital Technology.
a system for exchanging typed electronic messages instantly via the Internet or a cellular network, using a shared software application on a personal computer or mobile device. Abbreviation: IM
Dictionary.com Unabridged

instant message

Digital Technology.
noun
1.
an electronic message sent in real time via the Internet and therefore immediately available for display on the recipient's screen. Compare text message.
verb (used without object)
2.
to send such an electronic message. Abbreviation:IM Compare text (def. 16).
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To instant messaging
Collins
World English Dictionary
instant messaging
 
n
computing IM the online facility that allows the instant exchange of written messages between two or more people using different computers or mobile phones

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
Main Entry:  instant messaging
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a computer application which allows for communications in real time, a live chat and email service
Usage:  computing
Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
Copyright © 2003-2012 Dictionary.com, LLC
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
instant messaging (IM)

A computer communications program that allows people to send and receive typed messages very rapidly. It is often used for online “chats.”

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature