"instant message" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: instant messages [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} instant message (plural instant messages)
  1. (communication, computing) A message conveyed through an instant messaging program. Categories (topical): Communication, Computing Derived forms: IM Related terms: direct message, private message Translations (message conveyed through an instant messaging program): 即時通訊信息 (Chinese Mandarin), 即时通讯信息 (jíshí tōngxùn xìnxī) (Chinese Mandarin), tujmesaĝo (Esperanto), pikaviesti (Finnish), άμεσο μήνυμα (ámeso mínyma) [neuter] (Greek), непосредна порака (neposredna poraka) [feminine] (Macedonian), mensaje instantáneo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-instant_message-en-noun-GWV5LR-Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Topics: communication, communications, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Verb

Forms: instant messages [present, singular, third-person], instant messaging [participle, present], instant messaged [participle, past], instant messaged [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} instant message (third-person singular simple present instant messages, present participle instant messaging, simple past and past participle instant messaged)
  1. (communication, computing) To convey a message via an instant messaging program. Categories (topical): Communication, Computing Translations (convey a message via an instant messaging program): 發送即時消息 (Chinese Mandarin), 发送即时消息 (fāsòng jíshí xiāoxi) (Chinese Mandarin), tujmesaĝi (Esperanto), pikaviestittää (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-instant_message-en-verb-m-m2QoAK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Topics: communication, communications, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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