SIM card
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SIM card
- /ˈsɪm ˌkɑː(ɹ)d/
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From SIM (i.e. Subscriber Identity Module) + card.
noun SIM cards
- A small, removable card smaller than a credit card which stores mobile phone data such as contact names and numbers, SMSs and security information. 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 ge
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noun small, removable card which stores mobile phone data
| Español | tarjeta SIM, chip telefónico, chip celular, chip móvil |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유심 yusim |
| 日本語 | SIMカード shimu kādo |
| 中文 | SIM卡 SIM kǎ, 手機卡 /手机卡 shǒujīkǎ, 电话卡 diànhuàkǎ |
| हिन्दी | सिम कार्ड sim kārḍ |
| Kiswahili | kadi ya SIM, kadiwia |
| Português | cartão SIM, chip |
| Français | carte SIM |
| Deutsch | SIM-Karte |
| Italiano | carta SIM, SIM card |
| Ελληνικά | κάρτα SIM kárta SIM |
| Русский | SIM-ка́рта SIM-kárta, си́мка símka |
| Tiếng Việt | thẻ SIM |
| العربية | بِطَاقَة SIM, شَرِيحَة šarīḥa |
| עברית | כרטיס סים kartís sim, כרטיס SIM kartís SIM |
Talk about this word "SIM card." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sim%20card. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. SIM card. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sim%20card "SIM card." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sim%20card.Cite this
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title = {SIM card},
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