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instant message
[ in-stuhnt mes-ij ]
noun
- an electronic message sent in real time via the internet and therefore immediately available for display on the recipient's screen. Compare text message.
verb (used without object)
- to send such an electronic message. : IM Compare text ( def 16 ).
instant message
noun
- a message sent using instant-messaging technology
verb
- to send an instant message (to)
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of instant message1
First recorded in 1980–85
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Chris and his friends, who come from a melting pot of East and Southeast Asian American families, have sprouted up in a digital landscape that flowers with MySpace Top 8s, power-pop band merch and AOL Instant Message chimes.
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Bess and George peered over Nancy's shoulder as she sent Ned an instant message: "Hi Ned. Do U know a fourth grader who snowboards in the park?"
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"Send Bradley an instant message!"
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"You've got an instant message, Nancy," George said.
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He read a July 30, 2017, WhatsApp instant message from Hunter to a Chinese investor and Communist Party official.
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