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Noun: atm  'ey'tee'em
  1. A unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
    "The experiment was conducted at 1 atm of pressure";
    - standard atmosphere, atmosphere, standard pressure
Noun: ATM
  1. A means of digital communications that is capable of very high speeds; suitable for transmission of images, voice or video as well as data
    "ATM is used for both LAN and WAN";
    - asynchronous transfer mode
     
  2. An unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used
    "In the UK, people often refer to ATMs as cashpoints";
    - cash machine [Brit, Cdn], cash dispenser [Brit], automated teller machine, automatic teller machine, automated teller, automatic teller, hole-in-the-wall [UK, informal], cashpoint [UK]
Abbreviation: ATM
Usage: informal
  1. At the moment

Derived forms: ATMs, atms

Type of: data communication, digital communication, machine, pressure unit

Encyclopedia: Atm

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