SMS language or
textese (also known as
txt-speak,
txtese,
chatspeak,
txt,
txtspk,
txtk,
txto,
texting language,
txt lingo,
SMSish,
txtslang,
txt talk) is a term for the abbreviations and
slang commonly used with mobile phone
text messaging, but sometimes used with other
Internet-based communication such as
email and
instant messaging.