DMS

Digital archive software

DMS is internet slang for "direct messages"—private communications on social media platforms as opposed to public posts.

The term appears as both a noun and a verb: Check your DMs, She slid into my DMs.

To slide into someone's DMs is to initiate private contact, often with romantic or flirtatious intent.

chemistry

sulfur

Yellow combustible element

phytoplankton · emissions · atmospheric · odor · marine · algae · cloud formation · aerosols · organic · malodorous

messaging

inbox

Message receiving folder

notifications · sliding · Instagram · Twitter · replies · requests · unread · social media · followers · influencers

medical

autoimmune

Body attacks itself

heliotrope · antibodies · myopathy · rheumatology · biopsy · prednisone · immunosuppressants · flare · remission · diagnosis

database

records

Stored data or albums

retrieval · archive · metadata · workflow · compliance · SharePoint · version control · indexing · repository · enterprise

gaming

dungeon masters

RPG session facilitators

NPCs · worldbuilding · session · players · homebrew · narration · encounters · roleplaying · rules · fantasy

Opposites
document storage method

DMSpaper filing

Organizing physical records systematically

filing cabinet · cardboard boxes · file room · paper trail · microfilm

information organization approach

DMSchaos

Complete disorder and confusion

information silos

Phrases
Family

DM, direct message, direct messages

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