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text

338 1.0
A short written message sent by phone or app
  • noun
  • /tɛkst/
  • Texting
translation icon : mensaje de texto
  • I just got the weirdest text from my mom.
  • a text message
  • text chat
  • text messaging

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Examples

Synonyms

email
vstext
  • Texting
724 1.0

A message sent over the internet to another person

typically applies instead to messages sent primarily through phone apps
mail
vstext
  • Texting
203 1.0

Messages sent or received over the internet

focuses more narrowly on messages sent especially by mobile apps or phones
com
vstext
  • Texting
8 8.0

A short message sent by computer or phone

is not restricted to brief messages and often implies longer content
e-mail message
vstext
  • Texting
6 1.0

A message sent by email over the internet

is used mainly for messages delivered via phone apps rather than internet systems
email message
vstext
  • Texting
5 1.0

A message that someone sends by computer to another person over the internet

is focused more on messages sent specifically by mobile apps or phones
msg
vstext
  • Texting
1 4.4

A short written note sent by phone or email

is the full written word rather than a shortened or symbolic form
txt
vstext
  • Texting
1 6.4

A short written message sent to a phone

is the full standard form rather than a shortened spelling
e-mail
vstext
  • Texting
1.0

A message sent over the internet to another person

is used more for messages sent via mobile phones and app services

Idioms

To follow prepared words when speaking without adding new ideas

Compounds

A book or writing that people treat as holy in a religion

5 6.3

A book or writing that people respect and use in worship in a religion

text file
  • Specialized
4 2.7

A computer file that has only plain text

text editor
  • Specialized
4 2.9

A computer program for writing and changing plain text files

text box
  • Specialized
3 3.2

An area on a screen or in a document where you can type and show words

2 2.0

Words put on paper or saved in a file, not spoken

1 7.0

Words written in Hebrew using its alphabet

electronic text
  • Specialized
1 3.7

Text in a computer file that you can read on a screen

1 2.5

A book used in class to help students learn a subject

ASCII text file
  • Specialized
3.5

A file that has only plain letters, numbers, and symbols with no special formatting

machine-readable text
  • Specialized
4.2

Text in a computer file that a program can read and use

7.5

Words and letters a computer saves so you can view and search them

text tennis
  • Slang
7.4

A quick back-and-forth exchange of text messages between two people

text-matching
  • Specialized
4.3

Searching for exact words or text that match a given pattern

text-matching
  • Specialized
4.4

Checking whether two pieces of text have the same or similar meaning

smutty text
  • Offensive
9.9

A short message with rude words about sex that some people find offensive

How Formal

letter
1.0
email
  • Texting
724 1.0
message
1.0
text
  • Texting
338 1.0
chat
  • Informal
312 1.0

Surface Forms

text singular
texts plural

Etymology

Text for an electronic message is short for text message and comes from the older meaning 'written words'. So a phone 'text' is just a short piece of written language sent by phone.