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instant message

noun
🔊/ˌɪnstənt ˈmesɪdʒ/
🔊/ˌɪnstənt ˈmesɪdʒ/
(also IM)
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. a written message sent using a system on the internet that allows people to communicate with each other very quickly即时通信（互联网的快捷信息传递系统）
    • to send an instant message发送即时消息
    • Word spreads by email and instant message.消息通过电子邮件和即时通信广为传播。
    Topics Phones, email and the internetb2