text | |
1. n. A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences. | |
2. n. A book, tome or other set of writings. | |
3. n. (colloquial) A brief written message transmitted between mobile phones; an SMS text message. | |
4. n. (computing) Data which can be interpreted as human-readable text (often contrasted with binary data). | |
5. n. A verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine. | |
6. n. Hence, anything chosen as the subject of an argument, literary composition, etc.; topic; theme. | |
7. n. A style of writing in large characters; text-hand; also, a kind of type used in printing. | |
German text | |
8. v. To send a text message to; i.e. to transmit text using the Short Message Service (SMS), or a similar service, between communications devices, particularly mobile phones. | |
Just text me when you get here. | |
I'll text the address to you as soon as I find it. | |
9. v. (intransitive) To send and receive text messages. | |
Have you been texting all afternoon? | |
10. v. To write in large characters, as in text hand. | |