"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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 54 46 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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 54 46 Topics: communication, communications, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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