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texting




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texting
     1. n. the use of a mobile phone to send text messages via SMS
text
     1. n. A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
     2. n. A book, tome or other set of writings.
     3. n. (colloquial) A brief written message transmitted between mobile phones; an SMS text message.
     4. n. (computing) Data which can be interpreted as human-readable text (often contrasted with binary data).
     5. n. A verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.
     6. n. Hence, anything chosen as the subject of an argument, literary composition, etc.; topic; theme.
     7. n. A style of writing in large characters; text-hand; also, a kind of type used in printing.
           German text
     8. v. To send a text message to; i.e. to transmit text using the Short Message Service (SMS), or a similar service, between communications devices, particularly mobile phones.
           Just text me when you get here.
           I'll text the address to you as soon as I find it.
     9. v. (intransitive) To send and receive text messages.
           Have you been texting all afternoon?
     10. v. To write in large characters, as in text hand.

Example Sentences

On our first date he popped out his cell phone and started texting someone. I couldn't believe it! 
She won't stop calling and texting me. 
The teacher confiscated a student's phone because he was texting in class. 
A growing number of people are walking in front of traffic and being run over while texting. 



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