What does SMS mean?

Answer by  Danie (993)

SMS is an abbreviation for short messaging service. It was the term for text messaging which came from Europe, as they would refer to a text as an SMS over there. Some people still refer to text messaging as SMS on their cell phone from that old term when it came out.

Answer by  sibyidiculla (5)

sms means short message service MMS means multimedia message service

Answer by  Robert20 (51)

SMS is an acronym for "Short Message Service" and it refers to the text message that people send from / to mobile phones. It is called "short" because there is a limit of 160 characters (including spaces). For that reason, messages sent over SMS tend to use a lot of abbreviations.

Answer by  ALR27 (36)

SMS stand for "short message service". This can refer to texting or other services that allow the sending of short messages such as IMing. Usually it is in reference to the service provided by a wireless device (like a cell phone).

Answer by  daubachsgirl23 (244)

That is an abbreviation for Short Message Service. It can also mean Silent Messaging Service. It is used in reference to text messaging.