Instant messaging (IM) technology is a type of online chat allowing immediate transmission of messages over the Internet or another computer network. Messages...

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cross-platform instant messaging clients in active development, each of which have their own article that provide further information. Some messaging services...

the Session Initiation Protocol for Instant Messaging and Presence Leveraging Extensions, is an instant messaging (IM) and presence protocol suite based...

AIM (AOL Instant Messenger, sometimes stylized as aim) was an instant messaging and presence computer program created by AOL, which used the proprietary...

Presence and Instant Messaging (PRIM) was an early proposal to the IETF of a standard protocol for instant messaging. The abstract model was first published...

A status message is a function of some instant messaging applications whereby a user may post a message that appears automatically to other users if they...

Signal is an encrypted messaging service for instant messaging, voice calls, and video calls. The instant messaging function includes sending text, voice...

referred to as "chats". Instant messaging can be compared to texting as opposed to making a mobile phone call. In the case of messaging, it is like the short...

Psi is a free instant messaging client for the XMPP protocol (including such services as Google Talk) which uses the Qt toolkit. It runs on Linux (and...

Presence and Instant Messaging (PRIM) SIP for Instant Messaging and Presence Leveraging Extensions (SIMPLE) Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol...

Nudge, also known as buzz, is a feature of instant messaging software used to get the attention of another user, for example, by shaking the conversation...

alphabetic list of defunct instant messaging platforms, showing the name, when it was discontinued and the type of client. AOL Instant Messenger, 1997–2017...

open-source multi-platform instant messaging client, based on a library named libpurple that has support for many instant messaging protocols, allowing the...

private messages within websites. Instant messaging systems, such as Telegram, WhatsApp, Twitter Direct Messaging, Kik, Skype and Snapchat are all targets...

Off-the-record Messaging (OTR) is a cryptographic protocol that provides encryption for instant messaging conversations. OTR uses a combination of AES...

Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP, originally named Jabber) is an open communication protocol designed for instant messaging (IM), presence...

Profanity is a text mode instant messaging interface that supports the XMPP protocol. It supports Linux, macOS, Windows (via Cygwin or WSL), FreeBSD,...

Google Messages (formerly known as Messenger, Android Messages, and Messages) is a text messaging software application developed by Google for its Android...

Messenger (sometimes abbreviated Y!M) was an advertisement-supported instant messaging client and associated protocol provided by Yahoo!. Yahoo! Messenger...

commonly known as Telegram, is a cloud-based, cross-platform, encrypted instant messaging (IM) service. It was originally launched for iOS on 14 August 2013...

messaging may include multimedia messages, such as pictures or videos. The messaging app Snapchat allows users to exchange photo and video messages,...

Beeper is an instant messaging service that enables using a variety of chat services and protocols all from the same application. Originally developed...

Trillian is a proprietary multiprotocol instant messaging application created by Cerulean Studios. It is currently available for Microsoft Windows, Mac...

Messaging applications can refer to: Text messaging SMS Instant messaging This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Messaging...

the shared secret keys. Silent Circle used SCIMP in their encrypted instant messaging application called Silent Text. Silent Text was discontinued on September...

later rebranded as Windows Live Messenger, was a cross-platform instant-messaging client developed by Microsoft. It connected to the now-discontinued...

Unified Messaging was received in June 1989 (Patent number 4,837,798). Unified Messaging allowed users to access voicemail and email messages using either...

industry regarding messages. There have been cases where instant messaging apps were found to present a risk of spyware infection. Text messaging is one of the...

text messaging, and occasionally through Internet-based communication such as email and instant messaging. Features of early mobile phone messaging encouraged...