Short Message Service
<messaging> (SMS) A message service offered by the GSM digital cellular telephone system.
Using SMS, a short alphanumeric message (160 alphanumeric characters) can be sent to a mobile phone to be displayed there, much like in an alphanumeric pager system.
The message is buffered by the GSM network until the phone becomes active.
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