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Language:enStatus: Standard
Term: instant message
Synonym1: IM (abbreviation)
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Definition: text message transferred in real time from a sender to one or several recipients specified by the sender

NOTE 1 – The fact that the recipients are specified by the sender distinguishes an instant message from a message in a computer conference, and in particular in a chat.

NOTE 2 – Some instant messaging services allow the transfer of picture or audio files, etc. as a supplement to a text message.


Publication date:2010-06
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