In plain English
These are messages that inform someone about something. They are delivered as text messages to a mobile phone.
In context
Here, the term names the preference for whether alerts are sent as text messages to a mobile phone.
- Situation
- Profile setup, contact details, verification fields, and preference settings
- What it communicates
- labels the preference control for alerts sent by text message to a mobile phone.
Meaning limits
By itself, the term does not say what the alerts are about or how often they are sent.
Examples
“During the outage, residents received SMS notifications on their mobile phones.”
“He chose SMS notifications rather than email alerts.”