Meanings
nouninstant messenger (plural instant messengers)
plural instant messengers
- communicationA computer application which allows instant text communication between two or more people through a network or the Internet in its entirety.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 即時通訊軟件 /即时通讯软件
- 即時通訊軟件 /即时通讯软件 (jíshí tōngxùn ruǎnjiàn)application which allows instant text communication
Esperanto tujmesaĝilo
- tujmesaĝiloapplication which allows instant text communication
Finnish pikaviestin
- pikaviestinapplication which allows instant text communication
French messagerie instantanée
- messagerie instantanéeapplication which allows instant text communication
Hungarian azonnali üzenetküldő, azonnaliüzenet-küldő
- azonnali üzenetküldőapplication which allows instant text communication
- azonnaliüzenet-küldőapplication which allows instant text communication
- azonnali üzenetküldő alkalmazásapplication which allows instant text communication
Polish komunikator internetowy, komunikator
- komunikator internetowyapplication which allows instant text communication
- komunikatorapplication which allows instant text communication
Spanish mensajería instantánea
- mensajería instantáneaapplication which allows instant text communication
Cite this entry
APA
instant messenger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instant%20messenger
MLA
“instant messenger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instant%20messenger. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “instant messenger,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instant%20messenger.
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