- SIM card
- SIM card /sim kärd/nounA removable electronic card inside a mobile phone that stores information about the subscriberORIGIN: Subscriber Identification Module
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subscriber identity module card: a small piece of plastic that is inside a mobile phone and contains information about the person who uses the phoneThesaurus: telephones and telecommunication equipmenthyponym* * *
the abbreviation for ‘subscriber identification module ’ (a plastic card inside a mobile/cell phone that stores information to identify the phone and the person using it)Collocations:Making and receiving phone callsthe phone/telephone ringsanswer/pick up/hang up the phone/telephonelift/pick up/hold/replace the receivermake/get/receive a phone calltake the phone off the hook (= remove the receiver so that the phone does not ring)the phones have been (NAmE) ringing off the hook (= ringing frequently)put sb through/get through to the person you want to speak toput sb on hold (= so that they must wait for the person they want to speak to)call from/use a landlineMobile/cell phonesbe/talk on a (both BrE) mobile phone/mobile/(especially NAmE) cell phone/(informal, especially NAmE) celluse/answer/call (sb on)/get a message on your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cellswitch/turn on/off your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cellcharge/recharge your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cella mobile/cell phone is on/is off/rings/goes offinsert/remove/change a SIM card
Useful english dictionary. 2012.