instant messaging

English

Noun

instant messaging (uncountable)

1. (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.

Related terms

• instant messenger
• instant message

Translations

form of realtime communication

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 即時通訊／即时通讯 (zh) (jíshí tōngxùn), 即時通信／即时通信 (jíshí tōngxìn)

• Esperanto: tujmesaĝado
• Finnish: pikaviestintä
• French: messagerie instantanée (fr) f
• Galician: mensaxería instantánea f
• German: Messaging n
• Greek: πρόγραμμα ανταλλαγής αμέσων μηνυμάτων (prógramma antallagís améson minymáton)
• Hungarian: azonnaliüzenet-küldés
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Japanese: インスタントメッセージ (insutanto messēji)
• Korean: 인스턴트 메신저 (inseuteonteu mesinjeo)
• Portuguese: mensageiro instantâneo m
• Spanish: mensajería instantánea (es) f