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instant_messaging

instant messaging

English

Noun

instant messaging ‎(uncountable)

(communication, computing) A form of realtime communication where two or more people exchange text messages, usually short, using computers or other devices with communications capabilities.

Translations

form of realtime communication

Chinese:
Mandarin: 即時通訊 (zh), 即时通讯 (zh) ‎(jíshí tōngxùn), 即時通信, 即时通信 ‎(jíshí tōngxìn)
Esperanto: tujmesaĝilo
Finnish: pikaviestintä
French: messagerie instantanée (fr) f

Greek: πρόγραμμα ανταλλαγής αμέσων μηνυμάτων ‎(prógramma antallagís améson minymáton)
Hungarian: azonnaliüzenet-küldők
Japanese: インスタントメッセージ ‎(insutanto messēji)
Korean: 인스턴트 메신저 ‎(inseuteonteu mesinjeo)
Spanish: mensajería instantánea (es) f

Related terms

See also

instant messaging on Wikipedia.Wikipedia