sim.

Dictionary.com Unabridged

SIM card

[sim] ,
noun
Subscriber Identity/Identification Module: a removable card inside a cell phone that stores data unique to the user, as an identification number, passwords, phone numbers, and messages.
Also called SIM.


Origin:
1990–95

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To sim
00:10
Sim is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Collins
World English Dictionary
sim (sɪm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a computer game which simulates an activity such as playing a sport or flying an aircraft

SIM Card
 
n acronym for
subscriber identity module card; a small card used in a mobile phone to store data about the network, telephone number, etc

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:  SIM
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  short for Subscriber Identity Module, a "smart" card securely storing subscriber-related data, such as phone numbers, service details, and memory for storing messages; also called SIM card
Etymology:  1980-85
Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
Copyright © 2003-2013 Dictionary.com, LLC
Cite This Source
FOLDOC
Computing Dictionary

SIM definition


Subscriber Identity Module

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © Denis Howe 2010 http://foldoc.org
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
SIM
  1. simulator

  2. Society for the Internet in Medicine

  3. solar irradiance monitor

  4. subscriber identity module

The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Example sentences from the web
It is also possible to refill such an account without purchasing a new sim card.
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT