dictionary definitions for "atm"


From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:

  atm
      n 1: a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column
           of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees
           centigrade [syn: standard atmosphere, atmosphere,
           standard pressure]
      2: a means of digital communications that is capable of very
         high speeds; suitable for transmission of images or voice
         or video as well as data; "ATM is used for both LAN and
         WAN" [syn: asynchronous transfer mode, ATM]
      3: an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses
         money when a personal coded card is used [syn: {cash
         machine}, cash dispenser, automated teller machine,
         automatic teller machine, automated teller, {automatic
         teller}, ATM]

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 Sep 2003) [foldoc]:

  ATM
  
     1. <communications> Asynchronous Transfer Mode.
  
     2. Automatic Teller Machine - a cash dispenser.
  
     3. <chat> At the moment.
  
     4. <text> Adobe Type Manager.
  
     (1995-12-04)
  


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