"instant messenger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: instant messengers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} instant messenger (plural instant messengers)
  1. (communication, computing) A computer application which allows instant text communication between two or more people through a network or the Internet in its entirety. Wikipedia link: instant messenger Categories (topical): Communication, Computing Translations (application which allows instant text communication): 即時通訊軟件 (Chinese Mandarin), 即时通讯软件 (jíshí tōngxùn ruǎnjiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), tujmesaĝilo (Esperanto), pikaviestin (Finnish), messagerie instantanée (French), azonnali üzenetküldő (Hungarian), azonnaliüzenet-küldő (Hungarian), azonnali üzenetküldő alkalmazás (Hungarian), месенџер (mesendžer) (Macedonian), komunikator internetowy [masculine] (Polish), komunikator [masculine] (Polish), mensajería instantánea [feminine] (Spanish)

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