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Text messaging, or texting, involves composing and sending electronic messages of text and images between mobile devices or computers using a cellular network or internet connection. It originated from short messages sent using SMS but has grown to include multimedia messages and emojis. Texting allows quick communication between people and has become an accepted part of many cultures as it provides a way to communicate when a call would be inappropriate. It does not require both parties to be available at the same time.

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Text Messaging

Text messaging, or texting, involves composing and sending electronic messages of text and images between mobile devices or computers using a cellular network or internet connection. It originated from short messages sent using SMS but has grown to include multimedia messages and emojis. Texting allows quick communication between people and has become an accepted part of many cultures as it provides a way to communicate when a call would be inappropriate. It does not require both parties to be available at the same time.

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Text messaging

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"Txt msg" redirects here. For the TV series, see Pop-Up Video.

A text message as it appears on the display screen of an iPhone before iOS 7.

Text messaging, or texting, is the act of composing and sending electronic messages, typically
consisting of alphabetic and numeric characters, between two or more users of mobile devices,
desktops/laptops, or other type of compatible computer. Text messages may be sent over a
cellular network, or may also be sent via an Internet connection.

The term originally referred to messages sent using the Short Message Service (SMS). It has
grown beyond alphanumeric text to include multimedia messages (known as MMS) containing
digital images, videos, and sound content, as well as ideograms known as emoji (happy faces,
sad faces, and other icons).

Text messages are used for personal, family, business and social purposes. Governmental and
non-governmental organizations use text messaging for communication between colleagues. In
the 2010s, the sending of short informal messages has become an accepted part of many cultures,
as happened earlier with emailing.[1] This makes texting a quick and easy way to communicate
with friends, family and colleagues, including in contexts where a call would be impolite or
inappropriate (e.g., calling very late at night or when one knows the other person is busy with
family or work activities). Like e-mail and voicemail, and unlike calls (in which the caller hopes
to speak directly with the recipient), texting does not require the caller and recipient to both be
free at the same moment; this permits communication even between busy individuals. Text
messages can also be used to interact with automated systems, for example, to order products or
services from e-commerce websites, or to participate in online contests. Advertisers and service
providers use direct text marketing to send messages to mobile users about promotions, payment
due dates, and other notifications instead of using postal mail, email, or voicemail.

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