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text usage

Text usage is the amount of text-messaging activity on a phone service, usually measured by the number of text messages sent and received during a particular period.

In plain English

It refers to how much texting activity happened on a phone service within a set time. That amount is usually counted by the text messages that were sent and the ones that were received.

In context

Here, "text usage" labels the amount of texting activity that the bill counts for the period shown.

Situation
Reading telecom bills, usage, overage, credits, contract period, and payment status
What it communicates
labels the message activity counted on the bill.

Meaning limits

By itself, the term indicates only the amount of texting activity for a period, not any other kind of phone use.

Examples

“His text usage on the plan reached 600 messages in May, while his data use barely changed.”

Core meaning

“The bill shows text usage of 240 messages for April.”

In context

  • phone usage Broader Term

    Phone usage covers several kinds of activity on a phone service, while text usage is only the texting part.

  • data usage Contrast

    Data usage measures mobile data activity, not text-messaging activity.