GSM

See also: gsm

English

Proper noun

GSM

(mobile telephony) Initialism of Global System for Mobile communications.

A standard developed to describe protocols for second-generation (2G) digital cellular networks used by mobile phones. Defined in Europe in the early 1990s, GSM became the primary mobile communication standard worldwide, supporting voice calls, SMS (text messaging), and limited mobile data.

Used globally until largely replaced by newer technologies such as 3G, 4G LTE, and eSIM-based connectivity.

Noun

GSM (countable and uncountable, plural GSMs)

(LGBTQ) Initialism of gender or sexual minority (compare GSRM).
Initialism of grenache, Shiraz (Syrah), Mourvèdre, a kind of blended red wine.
Initialism of general staff meeting.
- 2023 May 4, Nicole Dates, Aigin Hertel-Bernstein, Izabella Bostina, Connor Lounsbery, Tyler Lounsbery and Sang Won Yoon, “Using Simulation and UI/UX for Optimizing Warehouse Processes of Non-Profit Corporations”, in Proceedings of the Annual General Donald R. Keith Memorial Conference‎^[1], United States, archived from the original on 19 November 2024:
  The team implemented a zone-batch-wave picking process, where volunteers simultaneously pick merchandise in their assigned zones, to optimize volunteer utilization and order fulfillment. Each volunteer was assigned a zone in the warehouse (Volunteer A to Zone A, Volunteer B to Zone B, etc.) and worked on each order one at a time together. As seen in Figure 2, foot travel is minimized and orders are able to be picked in an optimal manner. The process simulation and results can be found in Section 5, Discrete-Event Simulation Analysis
- 2024 December 15, Frumple, “December 2024 GSM Results”, in Minecart Rapid Transit‎^[2]:
  To simplify tracking GSM deadlines for both members and staff, the deadlines for conductor applications/moderator nominations and for topic submissions will be combined into one single deadline.