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TEXT-MESSAGING [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
DEF

A service that supplies the means of interchanging messages with a maximum length of 160 characters between GSM [Global System for Mobile Communications] mobile telephones.

OBS

short message service; SMS: term, abbreviation and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
  • Émission et réception radio
DEF

Service sans fil qui comporte l'utilisation du clavier pour composer, et ensuite envoyer et recevoir [un message texte] sur un cellulaire.

OBS

service de messages courts : terme extrait du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduit avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

OBS

Le terme «messagerie texte» est privilégié par la plupart des entreprises de téléphonie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Telecomunicaciones
  • Radiotransmisión y radiorrecepción
DEF

Servicio que facilita el intercambio de mensajes con una longitud máxima de 160 caracteres entre teléfonos móviles GSM.

OBS

servicio de mensajes cortos: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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