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instant messaging - 3 dictionary results
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

instant messaging  
n.  
The transmission of an electronic message over a computer network using software that immediately displays the message in a window on the screen of the recipient.


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.”


[Chapter:] Technology


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