SIM card

[ sim ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Subscriber Identity/Identification Module: a removable card inside a cell phone that stores data unique to the user, as an identification number, passwords, phone numbers, and messages.

SIM Card

acronym for

subscriber identity module card; a small card used in a mobile phone to store data about the network, telephone number, etc

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Word History and Origins

Origin of SIM card¹

First recorded in 1990–95

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The Sim card was also linked to GPS tracking devices which were found inside a car when Louis and Kelly were arrested in August 2019.

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Forensics were able to clean it and open the Sim tray – which still contained a pink Vodafone Sim card.

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After telling O2 he had not changed his password, the firm said he must have been a victim of a Sim swap scam, which sees his mobile number used and transferred to a new Sim card.

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Meanwhile, O2 confirmed his new sim card was on its way, but it was connected to a different mobile phone number.

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He also recommended adding a PIN number to the sim card, which can be done in a phone's settings, and the use of authenticator apps to generate random codes, instead of ones sent by text.

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