SMS

concept · 1992 · Digital age

Short text messages.

Principles and materials it uses

• Cellular network — uses. A cellular network service.

Where it is used

• Two-factor authentication — is used in. Codes by SMS.

History: what it evolved from and what it influenced

• Instant messenger — evolved into. Messengers displaced SMS.

Things built in a similar way

• Electrical telegraph — works like. A short text message is the heir of the telegram.

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