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instant messaging
[ in-stuhnt mes-ij-ing ]
noun
- a system for exchanging typed electronic messages instantly via the internet or a cellular network, using a shared software application on a personal computer or mobile device. : IM
instant messaging
noun
- computing the online facility that allows the instant exchange of written messages between two or more people using different computers or mobile phones AbbreviationIM
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Origin of instant messaging1
Example Sentences
Each day the speaker refuses to act is another day that more kids could meet the same fate as Nylah Anderson, a 10-year-old from Pennsylvania, who died after she decided to try a choke challenge that a TikTok algorithm recommended to her on its “For You†feed, or Carson Bride, a 16-year-old from Oregon, who died by suicide after classmates incessantly bullied him anonymously over Snapchat and other instant messaging apps.
Among other suggestions, prosecutors say, victims should be wary of people who try to move conversations to encrypted instant messaging apps such as Whatsapp, Signal and others.
They say the defendants would work in teams to pull Chinese investors into chat groups on QQ - a popular Chinese instant messaging service similar to WhatsApp.
Some appear to co-ordinate their posts on a Discord server - an instant messaging and chat community - which refers to them as a "Shitposting Army".
"Having an instant messaging platform where team members can exchange relaxed and informal messages fosters a sense of community. Through video, it is possible to organise activities that boost team spirit, ranging from remote coffee breaks for the team to entertaining video broadcasts aimed at the entire staff."
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