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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescarte SIM
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kart sim
"Veuillez insérer votre carte SIM dans le téléphone."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small removable integrated circuit card inside a mobile phone that securely stores the international mobile subscriber identity and related keys used to identify and authenticate subscribers on mobile telephony devices.
"I need to insert my new SIM card into the smartphone before I can make calls." - 2
A virtual or embedded equivalent (eSIM) that performs the same identification and authentication functions electronically without requiring a physical plastic chip.
"Many modern travelers prefer using an eSIM instead of swapping physical SIM cards abroad."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is an acronym derived from Subscriber Identity Module, combined with the English noun card. Established in the early 1990s alongside the rollout of the GSM digital mobile telephony standard, it evolved from full credit-card sized smart cards down to modern nano-SIM chips.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "SIM card" is said worldwide
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carte SIM
Transliteration: kart sim
"Veuillez insérer votre carte SIM dans le téléphone."
SIM-Karte
Transliteration: zɪm ˈkaʁtə
"Das Smartphone benötigt eine gültige SIM-Karte."
scheda SIM
Transliteration: ˈskeda sim
"Devi attivare la nuova scheda SIM prima di usarla."
tarjeta SIM
Transliteration: taɾˈxeta sim
"Mi teléfono no reconoce la tarjeta SIM."
cartão SIM
Transliteration: kaʁˈtãw sim
"Insira o cartão SIM na ranhura lateral."
सिम कार्ड
Transliteration: sim kārḍ
"क्या आपके फोन में सिम कार्ड डाला हुआ है?"
SIM卡
Transliteration: shīm kǎ
"请把SIM卡插入手机中。"
심카드
Transliteration: sim-kadeu
"휴대폰에 심카드를 장착해 주세요."
SIMカード
Transliteration: shimu kādo
"新しいスマートフォンにSIMカードを入れました。"
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