DMS

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1. 1
   noun

   Plural of DM. Means more than one private message.

   She woke up to a dozen unread DMs from her friends.

   He sent me two DMs asking about the meeting.

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2. 2
   verb

   Third-person form of DM. Use it for he, she, or it sending a private message now.

   She DMs me whenever she has news to share.

   He DMs the support team every time the app crashes.

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3. 3
   nouncolloquialcountableplural

   A casual name for boots and shoes made by the Dr. Martens brand.

   Like calling a Coca-Cola just a 'Coke': a short nickname for a well-known brand.

   She laced up her scuffed DMs before heading to the show.

   He wears black DMs with everything, rain or shine.

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4. 4
   noununcountableinitialism

   Short form of Database Management System. Software that stores and organizes data.

   The company moved its customer records into a cloud-based DMS last year.

   A good DMS lets you search millions of records in seconds.

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   noununcountableinitialism

   Short form of Document Management System. Software for storing and tracking files.

   The law firm scans every contract into its DMS for safekeeping.

   Our new DMS makes finding old invoices much faster.

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   noununcountableinitialism

   Short form of Driver Monitoring System. A car system that checks if the driver is alert.

   The car's DMS beeped when he glanced away from the road.

   Newer models include a DMS that watches the driver's eyes.

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   noununcountableinitialism

   Short form of DiMethyl Sulfide. A smelly gas made by some ocean life.

   Researchers measured the DMS rising above the plankton bloom.

   Much of the ocean's smell comes from DMS in the air.

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   noununcountableinitialism

   Short form of Degree-Minute-Second. A way to write angles using degrees, minutes, and seconds.

   The surveyor wrote the bearing in DMS instead of plain decimals.

   Converting the map coordinates to DMS took only a moment.

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   proper nouninitialism

   Short form of Defense Message System. A secure military messaging network.

   Orders were sent through the DMS to units overseas.

   The base upgraded its DMS to meet new security rules.

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10. 10
    noununcountableinitialism

    Short form of Digital Multiplex System. A system that sends many phone calls over one line.

    The exchange routed thousands of calls through a single DMS.

    Workers fixed the DMS late at night to avoid dropping calls.

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