Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sim card

/ˈsɪm ˌkɑː(ɹ)d/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables: sim -card
IPA: /ˈsɪm ˌkɑː(ɹ)d/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small, removable card smaller than a credit card which stores mobile phone data such as contact names and numbers, SMSs and security information.

Example Sentences

"Despite the ongoing health crisis, the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered phone operators in the country to block SIM cards not linked to a national identity number (NIN), used to bundle together biometric records such as fingerprints and headshots. […] Even when people manage to get a NIN, they must then integrate it with their SIM card by texting their service provider a code, a process that users say is sometimes glitchy."

Etymology

From SIM (i.e. Subscriber Identity Module) + card.

Inflected Forms

SIM cards (plural)

Phrases

Subscriber Identity Module dual SIM dual-SIM triple SIM triple-SIM

Frequently Paired Words

Subscriber Identity Module dual SIM dual-SIM triple SIM triple-SIM

Questions

How do you pronounce sim card?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪm ˌkɑː(ɹ)d/.
What does sim card mean?: A small, removable card smaller than a credit card which stores mobile phone data such as contact names and numbers, SMSs and security information.
Where does sim card come from?: From SIM (i.e. Subscriber Identity Module) + card.

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