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instant messenger

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A computer application which allows instant text communication between two or more people through a network or the Internet in its entirety.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: communication, communications, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 即時通訊軟件 /即时通讯软件 (jíshí tōngxùn ruǎnjiàn) — application which allows instant text communication
  • Esperanto: tujmesaĝilo — application which allows instant text communication
  • Finnish: pikaviestin — application which allows instant text communication
  • French: messagerie instantanée — application which allows instant text communication
  • Hungarian: azonnali üzenetküldő — application which allows instant text communication
  • Hungarian: azonnaliüzenet-küldő — application which allows instant text communication
  • Hungarian: azonnali üzenetküldő alkalmazás — application which allows instant text communication
  • Macedonian: месенџер (mesendžer) — application which allows instant text communication
  • Polish: komunikator internetowy — application which allows instant text communication
  • Polish: komunikator — application which allows instant text communication
  • Spanish: mensajería instantánea — application which allows instant text communication