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instant messaging
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instant messaging
(noun)
instant messaging
noun
instant messaging
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of INSTANT MESSAGING
[
noncount
]
:
a system for sending messages quickly over the Internet from one computer to another computer
— instant message
noun
,
plural
instant messages
[
count
]
We sent each other
instant messages
all night.
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