instant message

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).
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Instant message is one of our favorite verbs.
So is peculate. Does it mean:
to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.
to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
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instant message
 
n, —vb
1.  instant-message a message sent using instant-messaging technologyto send an instant message (to)
2.  instant-message a message sent using instant-messaging technologyto send an instant message (to)
 
n, —vb
1.  instant-message a message sent using instant-messaging technologyto send an instant message (to)
2.  instant-message a message sent using instant-messaging technologyto send an instant message (to)

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