plural of private message

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of private message

A message written on a scrap of paper, rolled-up and put in an empty bottle and set adrift on the ocean; traditionally, a method used by castaways to advertise their distress to the outside world.

A brief electronic message sent between mobile phones.

(transitive or intransitive) To transmit a text message.

(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.

(telecommunications) a message sent in the forward direction that contains (a) address information, (b) the signaling information required to route and connect a call to the called line, (c) service-class information, (d) information relating to user and network facilities, and (e) call-originator identity or call-receiver identity.

(communication, computing) A message conveyed through an instant messaging program.

(communication, computing) To convey a message via an instant messaging program.

A signal or message embedded in another object, designed to pass below the normal limits of perception.