instant message

English

Noun

instant message (plural instant messages)

1. (communication, computing) A message conveyed through an instant messaging program.

Derived terms

• IM

Related terms

• direct message, private message

Translations

message conveyed through an instant messaging program

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 即時通訊信息／即时通讯信息 (jíshí tōngxùn xìnxī)

• Esperanto: tujmesaĝo
• Finnish: pikaviesti (fi)
• Greek: άμεσο μήνυμα n (ámeso mínyma)
• Macedonian: непосредна порака f (neposredna poraka)
• Spanish: mensaje instantáneo (es) m

Verb

instant message (third-person singular simple present instant messages, present participle instant messaging, simple past and past participle instant messaged)

1. (communication, computing) To convey a message via an instant messaging program.

Usage notes

The verb is rarely spelled out; it is much more common to see IM'd and the like.

Derived terms

• IM

Translations

convey a message via an instant messaging program

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 發送即時消息／发送即时消息 (fāsòng jíshí xiāoxi)

• Esperanto: tujmesaĝi
• Finnish: pikaviestittää