Motivation for the Design and Implementation of a SMS Slang Converter for Android Devices

Authors

  • Collins N Udanor University of Nigeria Nsukka
  • Chinedu Innocent Nwoye Department of Computer Science, University of Nigeria Nsukka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v10i1.4492

Keywords:

SMS, mobile phone, short word, full word, slang, Android.

Abstract


Mobile phone no doubt has become everyone’s personal companion. It finds close companionship among the youths. Mobile phone SMS slang has adversely affected students’ ability to write proper English grammar, as they find it a very convenient and economic way of communication. This work presents a needs assessment survey in which over 90% of respondents expressed desire to have an application that converts SMS slang. It also shows the design and implementation of SMS slang to English converter for Android devices. Results show a compression rate of over forty percent, therefore reducing the cost of the SMS, time and bandwidth.

Author Biographies

Collins N Udanor, University of Nigeria Nsukka

Department of Computer Science Rank: Lecturer I

Chinedu Innocent Nwoye, Department of Computer Science, University of Nigeria Nsukka

Graduate Assistant. Department of Computer science.

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Published

2016-01-18

How to Cite

Udanor, C. N., & Nwoye, C. I. (2016). Motivation for the Design and Implementation of a SMS Slang Converter for Android Devices. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM), 10(1), pp. 4–12. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v10i1.4492

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