e-text
51text message — A text message (text for short) is a visual electronic communication sent from one mobile phone to another. The limitations of the screen format of a mobile phone have given rise to ingenious conventions for abbreviating the written language and… …
52text — [tekst] n. [ME < OFr texte < L textus, fabric, structure, text < pp. of texere, to weave: see TECHNIC] 1. the actual structure of words in a piece of writing; wording 2. a) the actual or original words used by an author, as distinguished …
53text-hand — textˈ hand noun A large hand in writing, orig one suitable for the text of a manuscript book • • • Main Entry: ↑text …
54text mining — noun (computing) The application of the principles of data mining (qv) to large amounts of written text • • • Main Entry: ↑text …
55text processing — noun (computing) The handling of text by computer, eg converting it from one page format to another • • • Main Entry: ↑text …
56text box — UK US noun [countable] [singular text box plural text boxes] computing a box on a computer screen in which you can type or change words and numbers Thesaurus: on the computer screen …
57Text-book — n. 1. A book with wide spaces between the lines, to give room for notes. [1913 Webster] 2. A volume, as of some classical author, on which a teacher lectures or comments; hence, any manual of instruction; a schoolbook. [1913 Webster] …
58text editor — text editing, adj. Computers. a program for editing stored documents, performing such functions as adding, deleting, or moving text. [1970 75] * * * …
59text ad — UK US noun [C] MARKETING, E COMMERCE ► an advertisement on the internet that contains words, often in a box, rather than a picture, and is usually linked to the website of the company advertising the product or service: »The company already… …
60text message — text messages N COUNT A text message is a message that you send using a mobile phone …